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upright
upright
/ˈʌˌpraɪt/
adjective
(
)
In a vertical position; not sloping
(
unsloped
,
upright
)
in a vertical position; not sloping
An upright post
an upright post
(
)
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
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
A piano with a vertical sounding board
(
upright
,
upright piano
)
a piano with a vertical sounding board
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
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