RIGHT-SIDE UP Definition & Meaning

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right-side up

[rahyt-sahyd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

with the top or correct side facing up.
turn the carton right-side up;
a right-side up image.

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First recorded in 1810–20

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With the top facing upward, as in Please keep the box holding the china right-side up, or He turned his cards right-side up. [Early 1500s]

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Place it right-side up in a shallow container and pour in 2 inches of water.

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Packrafts are stable but can be difficult to flip right-side up if capsized.

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If it crashes and lands on its back, two of the rotors can reverse thrust to flip it right-side up.

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Allow the cakes to cool completely, right-side up, on the wire rack before removing the parchment.

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We double-package the plant so that when you open the box, soil isn’t displaced and the plant is right-side up.

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