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 upright upright /ˈʌˌpraɪt/

adjective

  1. () In a vertical position; not sloping  ( unsloped , upright )
    in a vertical position; not sloping
     An upright post
    an upright post
  2. () Of moral excellence  ( just , upright , good )
    of moral excellence
     A genuinely good person
    a genuinely good person
     A just cause
    a just cause
     An upright and respectable man
    an upright and respectable man
  3. Upright in position or posture  ( upright , vertical , erect )
    upright in position or posture
     An erect stature
    an erect stature
     Erect flower stalks
    erect flower stalks
     For a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression
    for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression
     A column still vertical amid the ruins
    a column still vertical amid the ruins
     He sat bolt upright
    he sat bolt upright

noun

  1. A piano with a vertical sounding board  ( upright , upright piano )
    a piano with a vertical sounding board
  2. A vertical structural member as a post or stake  ( upright , vertical )
    a vertical structural member as a post or stake
     The ball sailed between the uprights
    the ball sailed between the uprights