upright

[ uhp-rahyt, uhp-rahyt ]

/ ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt /

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adjective

erect or vertical, as in position or posture.

raised or directed vertically or upward.

adhering to rectitude; righteous, honest, or just: an upright person.

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.

an upright piano.

Usually uprights. Chiefly Football. the goalposts.

adverb

in an upright position or direction; vertically.

verb (used with object)

to make upright.

Origin of upright

before 900; Middle English, Old English upriht (cognate with German aufrecht). See up, right

SYNONYMS FOR upright

1 plumb. Upright, erect, vertical, perpendicular imply that something is in the posture of being straight upward, not leaning. 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. Vertical suggests upward direction, especially along the shortest line from the earth to a level above it: the vertical edge of a door; ornamented by vertical lines. Perpendicular, a term frequently interchangeable with vertical, is used especially in mathematics: the perpendicular side of a right triangle; to erect a perpendicular line from the base of a figure.

3 honorable.

6 pole, prop, pier, pile, column.

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ANTONYMS FOR upright

1 leaning, horizontal.

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OTHER WORDS FROM upright

up·right·ly, adverb up·right·ness, noun non·up·right, adjective, noun non·up·right·ly, adverb

non·up·right·ness, noun

Words nearby upright

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Example sentences from the Web for upright

As I tried to get upright, I realized with horror that the blood was my own.

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They look like evil corn silos or upright storm sewers or a trio of escaped steroidal church organ pipes wearing party hats.

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So why not keep all passengers in the ‘upright position’ when they fly?

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An upright position—with shoulder blades gently squeezed and neck held tall—can make a lot of difference.

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The board a has for its base a heavy block of wood b, upon which two upright pins e e, are fixed.

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Scarcely taking time to look the motor-cycles over, they pulled them upright and got into the saddles.

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She was crying like a Magdalen, but she never made a sound, and stood as upright as a post.

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Each log or upright beam of the beacon was to be fixed to the rock by two strong and massive bats or stanchions of iron.

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Davis was shot through the body, and suffering dreadfully, able to move only in an upright posture.

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British Dictionary definitions for upright

upright

/ (ˈʌpˌraɪt) /

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

Derived forms of upright

uprightly, adverb uprightness, noun

Idioms and Phrases with upright

upright

see bolt upright.

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adjective

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noun

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upright

adjective

noun

adverb

verb (used with object)

Origin of upright

SYNONYMS FOR upright

ANTONYMS FOR upright

OTHER WORDS FROM upright

Words nearby upright

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