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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Brown posted up Curry hard enough to draw a double-team, then found Tatum across the court for a layup.
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Jay King, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The Mormon couple would regularly vlog about their everyday life in Springville, Utah, posting up to five days per week, according to The Washington Post.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
There’s a moment in the middle of that run in which Davis posted up, got the ball and the Knicks defense left Miller to double-team.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Wearing Hood by Air and wielding a G-Wagon wheel cover like a shield, Carti posts up in the kitchen with his cousin Kee and Atlanta’s revered dancer-turned-rapper, SheLovesMeechie.
March 12, 2024
The end of the loosie parade arrives with a bit of a delay and a change in form.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jay King, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
The Mormon couple would regularly vlog about their everyday life in Springville, Utah, posting up to five days per week, according to The Washington Post.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
There’s a moment in the middle of that run in which Davis posted up, got the ball and the Knicks defense left Miller to double-team.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Wearing Hood by Air and wielding a G-Wagon wheel cover like a shield, Carti posts up in the kitchen with his cousin Kee and Atlanta’s revered dancer-turned-rapper, SheLovesMeechie.
March 12, 2024
The end of the loosie parade arrives with a bit of a delay and a change in form.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Post up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20up. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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