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   upright

   /ˈʌprʌɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight: "an upright posture"
   • ▪ placed in a vertical position: "upright stone slabs"
   • ▪ (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"
   • ▪ denoting a chair with a straight back and typically no arms.
   • 2. strictly honourable or honest: "an upright member of the community" Similar honesthonourableupstandingrespectablereputablehigh-mindedlaw-abidingright-mindedworthymoralethicalrighteousdecentgoodvirtuousprincipledhigh-principledof principlepropercorrectjustnobleincorruptibleanti-corruptionconscientiousOpposite dishonourablecrooked

   adverb

   • 1. in or into an upright 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"
   • 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

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPRIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   UPRIGHT definition: 1. straight up or vertical: 2. used to refer to something that is taller than it is wide: 3…. Learn more.

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   upright: [adjective] perpendicular, vertical. erect in carriage or posture. having the main axis or a main part perpendicular.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › uprightUPRIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Upright definition: erect or vertical, as in position or posture.. See examples of UPRIGHT used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › uprightUpright - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   upright: 1 adj 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 adj upright in position or posture “he sat bolt upright ” Synonyms: erect , vertical erectile capable of being raised to an upright position fastigiate having clusters of ...

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUPRIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   7 meanings: 1. vertical or erect 2. honest, honourable, or just 3. vertically 4. a vertical support, such as a stake or post 5..... Click for more definitions.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › uprightUpright - definition of upright by The Free Dictionary

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   Define upright. upright synonyms, upright pronunciation, upright translation, English dictionary definition of upright. adj. 1. a. Being in a vertical position or direction: an upright post.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionupright adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of upright adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.