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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At the end of 2023, after several years posting up at Lola’s Trailer Park & Saloon in downtown Fort Worth, Dayne and Ashley Weaver moved Dayne’s Craft BBQ some twenty miles west into its new home in the small town of Aledo.
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
She’s posted up like a bootleg seller on the streets of New York, went on the subway to sell the record, and even hosted a pop-up shop at a bodega to promote the LP.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Just across the street from the TIFF Bell Lightbox theater, the van posted up on King Street, which is closed to traffic during the first days of the fest, all the better to encourage strolling and mingling.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Over the last few days alone, Clairo followed him, Timothée Chalamet posted up at his show at a boxing ring, and Frank Ocean shared photos of him on his Instagram story.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
She’s posted up like a bootleg seller on the streets of New York, went on the subway to sell the record, and even hosted a pop-up shop at a bodega to promote the LP.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2025
Just across the street from the TIFF Bell Lightbox theater, the van posted up on King Street, which is closed to traffic during the first days of the fest, all the better to encourage strolling and mingling.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
Over the last few days alone, Clairo followed him, Timothée Chalamet posted up at his show at a boxing ring, and Frank Ocean shared photos of him on his Instagram story.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Post up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20up. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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