post up
post up · posts up · posted up · posting up
To affix a notice, announcement etc, to a post, board, wall or the likeTo affix a notice, announcement etc, to a post, board, wall or the like.
Meaning
4 sensesTo affix a notice, announcement etc, to a post, board, wall or the like.
If the bailiff does not find the witness at his home, he will post up a court warrant there instead.
To enter any information, data etc (into a register, account, record etc).
To establish a position in the frontcourt on one side or the other of the free-throw lane, especially used against smaller defenders.
To occupy a position.
I'll post up by the window to look out for him.
Forms
posts up, posting up, posted up, posted up| Base form | post up · to post up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | posts up |
| Present participle | posting up |
| Past simple | posted up |
| Past participle | posted up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb