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Upright

ˈʌprʌɪt

Upright definitions

adjective

Inflections:

upright

(of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight

"an upright posture"

Synonyms:
upright erect vertical plumb upended on end rearing straight (up and down) perpendicular
- placed in a vertical position
  
  "upright stone slabs"
- (of a piano) having vertical strings
- 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
strictly honourable or honest

"an upright member of the community"

Synonyms:
honest honourable upstanding respectable reputable high-minded law-abiding right-minded worthy moral ethical righteous decent good virtuous principled high-principled of principle proper correct just noble incorruptible anti-corruption conscientious

adverb

Inflections:

upright

in or into an upright position

"she was sitting upright in bed"

noun

Inflections:

upright uprights

a post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support

"the stone uprights of the parapet"

Synonyms:
column standard stanchion post pole
an upright piano

"a first-class upright that would satisfy an amateur pianist"