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- Dictionaryupright/ˈʌprʌɪt/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight: "an upright posture"
- 2. strictly honourable or honest: "an upright member of the community" Similar Opposite
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"
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The meaning of UPRIGHT is perpendicular, vertical. How to use upright in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Upright.
UPRIGHT definition: 1. straight up or vertical: 2. used to refer to something that is taller than it is wide: 3…. Learn more.
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.
upright, erect, vertical, perpendicular imply that something is in the posture of being straight upward, not leaning.
Something that's upright stands straight up. When you sit upright, your back is straight and vertical. Even your grandmother would approve of your posture.
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. up′right′ly adv. up′right′ness n.
Definition of upright adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.