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   Up·right

   /ˈəpˌrīt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight: "an upright posture"
   • ▪ vertical; erect: "the posts must be in an upright position"
   • ▪ (of a piano) having vertical strings. Similar verticalperpendicularplumbstraight (up)straight up and downbolt uprighterecton endstanding uprearingrampanton one's feetOpposite horizontal
   • ▪ greater in height than breadth: "an upright freezer"
   • ▪ denoting a device designed to be used in a vertical position: "an upright vacuum cleaner"
   • 2. (of a person or their behavior) strictly honorable or honest: "an upright member of the community" Similar honesthonorableupstandingrespectablereputablehigh-mindedlaw-abidingright-mindedworthymoralethicalrighteousdecentgoodvirtuousprincipledhigh-principledof principlepropercorrectjustnobleincorruptibleanticorruptionconscientiousOpposite dishonorablecrooked

   adverb

   • 1. in or into a vertical position: "she was sitting upright in bed"

   noun

   • 1. a post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support: "the stone uprights of the parapet"
   • ▪ the vertical posts extending up from the crossbar of the goalpost, between which a field goal must pass to score.
   • 2. an upright piano: "a first-class upright that would satisfy an amateur pianist"

   Word Origin Old Englishupriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see up, right).

   Derivatives

   • 1. uprightly adverb

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   What is the adjective for upright?

   • adjective. ['əˈpraɪt, ˈʌˌpraɪt'] upright in position or posture. noun. ['əˈpraɪt, ˈʌˌpraɪt'] a piano with a vertical sounding board. Opposite words for Upright. Definition: adjective. ['əˈpraɪt, ˈʌˌpraɪt'] in a vertical position; not sloping.

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   What does it mean if you sit upright?

   • When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture. Most cars have seats that can fold forward or lean back, and then snap upright, back into a normal sitting position; and when you're in class, you're usually expected to sit upright, facing your teacher at the front of the room.

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   What is the meaning of upright position?

   • (of a person) not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent Try to maintain an upright posture while doing this exercise. Gradually raise your body into an upright position. Want to learn more? placed in a vertical position Keep the bottle upright. (of a person) behaving in a moral and honest way synonym upstanding

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   What is the difference between upright and erect?

   • That which is upright is in a position corresponding to that of a person standing up: a decaying tree no longer standing upright; an upright piano. Erect emphasizes the straightness of position or posture: proud and erect; A flagpole stands erect.

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   erect or vertical, as in position or posture. Synonyms: vertical, perpendicular, plumb. Antonyms: horizontal, recumbent. raised or directed vertically or upward. adhering to rectitude; righteous, honest, or just: an upright person. Synonyms: honorable. being in accord with what is right: upright dealings.

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   Definitions of upright. adjective. in a vertical position; not sloping. “an upright post” synonyms: unsloped. perpendicular, vertical. at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line. adjective. upright in position or posture. “he sat bolt upright ” synonyms: erect, vertical. erectile. capable of being raised to an upright position.

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   Upright can be an adverb, an adjective, or a noun. As an adverb, it means to sit or stand straight. As an adjective, it means vertical or honest. As a noun, it means a post or a pillar.

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