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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The visual for the ride-ready song features her TDE labelmates Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Isaiah Rashad cruising, and posted up with the titular whip as the chart-topping musician talks her sh*t.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2024
You may be tempted to spend your entire trip posted up in the hip and highly walkable Water Street Tampa district — which is almost always buzzing thanks to its abundance of green space, restaurants, and hotels — but don’t be afraid to neighborhood-hop, which is incredibly easy to do with a car.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2024
Pretty Vee has been tapped as a correspondent; Tank will host a style stage; Mouse Jones will host a live stream; and Jae Murphy will post up at the turntables as resident DJ.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In a separate post, Steve and Marjorie were posted up on a yacht with a gorgeous backdrop of blue waters and mountains.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 1 July 2024
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2024
You may be tempted to spend your entire trip posted up in the hip and highly walkable Water Street Tampa district — which is almost always buzzing thanks to its abundance of green space, restaurants, and hotels — but don’t be afraid to neighborhood-hop, which is incredibly easy to do with a car.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2024
Pretty Vee has been tapped as a correspondent; Tank will host a style stage; Mouse Jones will host a live stream; and Jae Murphy will post up at the turntables as resident DJ.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In a separate post, Steve and Marjorie were posted up on a yacht with a gorgeous backdrop of blue waters and mountains.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 1 July 2024
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“Post up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20up. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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