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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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Learn the meaning of upright as an adjective, adverb, and noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how upright can describe a position, a posture, a moral standard, or a musical instrument.
Upright can be an adjective, adverb, or noun. It can mean straight, vertical, honest, or a vertical part of something. See how to use upright in different contexts and languages.
Upright means erect or vertical, or adhering to rectitude or righteousness. See the origin, usage, and idioms of upright, and learn the difference between upright, erect, vertical, and perpendicular.
Upright can mean standing or sitting with your back straight, or honest and just. It can also describe something vertical or erect, such as a vacuum cleaner or a piano. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples.
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.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective upright, which can describe a person's posture, a position or a moral quality. See examples, synonyms and related words.