posting up
posting up is the present participle and gerund of post up.
Meaning of post up
Verb
post up (third-person singular simple present posts up, present participle posting up, simple past and past participle posted up)
- To 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.
Questions about posting up
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- Posting up is the present participle and gerund of post up.
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