post up
verb
posted up; posting up; posts up
: to take up a position against a defender in the post in basketball while standing with one's back to the basket
: to post up against (a defender) in basketball
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To catch the start of the race, post up at the Wildbirch Hotel, Anchorage’s first new major lodging in 20 years.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
This French-Vietnamese brasserie is the perfect place to post up for lunch in one of its cozy booths inside or outside in its charming courtyard.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
From Cambodia to Singapore, these are the best go-to and brand-new places to post up for a luxuriously lazy beach vacation.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
But getting posted up next to a guy four inches taller and 30 pounds heavier is asking a lot, even for a lead-pipe-cinch top-five pick in the NFL draft.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
This French-Vietnamese brasserie is the perfect place to post up for lunch in one of its cozy booths inside or outside in its charming courtyard.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2024
From Cambodia to Singapore, these are the best go-to and brand-new places to post up for a luxuriously lazy beach vacation.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2024
But getting posted up next to a guy four inches taller and 30 pounds heavier is asking a lot, even for a lead-pipe-cinch top-five pick in the NFL draft.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Post up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20up. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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