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upright
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adjective (a)

  • upright in position or posture(adj.all)
    Example:
    He sat bolt upright.
    Synonym:
    erect, vertical
    Antonym:
    unerect
    source: wordnet30
  • In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.(adjective)
    source: webster1913
  • Designating a club in which the head is approximately at a right angle with the shaft.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a vertical structural member as a post or stake(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    The ball sailed between the uprights.
    Synonym:
    vertical
    source: wordnet30
  • a piano with a vertical sounding board(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    upright piano
    source: wordnet30
  • Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A tool made from a flat strip of steel with chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full upright shave.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • in a vertical position; not sloping(adj.all)
    Example:
    An upright post.
    Synonym:
    unsloped
    source: wordnet30
  • of moral excellence(adj.all)
    Example:
    An upright and respectable man.
    Synonym:
    good, just
    source: wordnet30
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