Definition of Upright in English :

Define Upright in English

Upright meaning in English

Meaning of Upright in English

Pronunciation of Upright in English

Upright pronunciation in English

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Upright

see synonyms of upright

Noun

1. upright, vertical

a vertical structural member as a post or stake

Example Sentences:
'the ball sailed between the uprights'

2. upright, upright piano

a piano with a vertical sounding board

Adjective

3. unsloped, upright

in a vertical position; not sloping

Example Sentences:
'an upright post'

4. good, just, upright

of moral excellence

Example Sentences:
'a genuinely good person'
'a just cause'
'an upright and respectable man'

5. erect, upright, vertical

upright in position or posture

Example Sentences:
'an erect stature'
'erect flower stalks'
'for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression'
'a column still vertical amid the ruins'
'he sat bolt upright'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Upright

see synonyms of upright
adjective
1. 
vertical or erect
2. 
honest, honourable, or just
adverb
3. 
vertically
noun
4. 
a vertical support, such as a stake or post
5.  short for upright piano
6. 
the state of being vertical
verb
7. (transitive)
to make upright

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Upright

see synonyms of upright
adjective
1. 
standing, pointing, or directed straight up; in a vertical or perpendicular position; erect
2. 
honest and just; honorable
adverb
3. 
in an upright position or direction
noun
4. 
the state of being upright or vertical
5. 
something having an upright position; vertical part or member
6. 
a. 
upright bass
b. 
upright piano
7.  US
a.  American Football
either of the two vertical parts extending up from the crossbar of a goal post
b. 
one of the two standards supporting the crossbar in the high jump or pole vault

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Upright

see synonyms of upright
adj.
1.
a. Being in a vertical position or direction: an upright post. See Synonyms at vertical.
b. Erect in posture or carriage: "She sat with grim determination, upright as a darning needle stuck in a board" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
2. Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.
3. Designed with the pedals below the seat to allow an erect posture rather than a reclining one: an upright bike.
adv.
Vertically: walk upright.
n.
1. A perpendicular position; verticality.
2. Something, such as a goalpost, that stands upright.
3. An upright piano.
4. An upright bicycle.
tr.v. up·right·ed, up·right·ing, up·rights
To restore to an upright position: The tow truck uprighted the overturned tractor trailer.

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