post up

verb

posted up; posting up; posts up

intransitive verb

: to take up a position against a defender in the post in basketball while standing with one's back to the basket

transitive verb

: to post up against (a defender) in basketball

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If 200 wins are the new 300, Lester will have a compelling case as a three-time World Series champion with the Cubs and Red Sox who thrived in October, posted up for 2,740 innings and earned five All-Star selections. —

Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 21 July 2024 To catch the start of the race, post up at the Wildbirch Hotel, Anchorage’s first new major lodging in 20 years. —

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 See all Example Sentences for post up