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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Teresa Fast, a Border Patrol agent, bumped her truck over dirt roads, past other agents posted up in the desert.
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Jack Healy, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
There are still businesses in the area with her missing poster kind of posted up in the front of the building.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
For adults, there’s plenty of good beverages, as well, and in the warmer months, the patio is a great place to post up.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2025
Playing for the Rose Basketball Club, Reese was posting up down low when her defender took a charge.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Jack Healy, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
There are still businesses in the area with her missing poster kind of posted up in the front of the building.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2025
For adults, there’s plenty of good beverages, as well, and in the warmer months, the patio is a great place to post up.
—Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2025
Playing for the Rose Basketball Club, Reese was posting up down low when her defender took a charge.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Post up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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