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upright
[uhp-rahyt, uhp-rahyt]
adjective
erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,raised or directed vertically or upward.
adhering to rectitude; righteous, honest, or just.
an upright person.
Synonyms:being in accord with what is right.
upright dealings.
noun
the state of being upright or vertical.
something standing erect or vertical, as a piece of timber.
Synonyms: , , , ,an upright piano.
Chiefly Football.Usually uprights. the goalposts.
adverb
in an upright position or direction; vertically.
verb (used with object)
to make upright.
upright
/ ˈʌˌɪ /
adjective
vertical or erect
honest, honourable, or just
adverb
vertically
noun
a vertical support, such as a stake or post
short for upright piano
the state of being vertical
verb
(tr) to make upright
Other 51Թ Forms
- uprightly adverb
- uprightness noun
- nonupright adjective
- nonuprightly adverb
- nonuprightness noun
- ˈܱˌٲԱ noun
- ˈܱˌٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
Grier: I did an episode of a sitcom in which it was assumed, unbeknownst to me, that I was very proficient playing an upright bass.
Princess, a senior Chihuahua, rests with her eyes closed and body curled into a tight cocoon, as a frenetic hamster named Ponby stands upright, his eyes bulging.
As he stood up to start the next lesson of a double period, he felt faint and only the wall he fell against was keeping him upright.
Work to move the Bayesian into an upright position and lift it to the surface was scheduled to begin later this month - subject to suitable weather and sea conditions.
Through a hole in the wall of one house, some crockery had remained impossibly upright on a shelf - while everything else around lay shattered or burned.
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