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   upright

   /ˈʌprʌɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight: "an upright posture"
   • ▪ placed in a vertical position: "upright stone slabs"
   • ▪ (of a piano) having vertical strings. Similar verticalperpendicularplumbstraight (up)straight up and downbolt uprighterecton endstanding uprearingrampanton one's feetOpposite horizontal
   • ▪ 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.
   • 2. strictly honourable or honest: "an upright member of the community" Similar honesthonourableupstandingrespectablereputablehigh-mindedlaw-abidingright-mindedworthymoralethicalrighteousdecentgoodvirtuousprincipledhigh-principledof principlepropercorrectjustnobleincorruptibleanti-corruptionconscientiousOpposite dishonourablecrooked

   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"

   Word Origin Old Englishupriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see up, right).

   Derivatives

   • 1. uprightly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › uprightUpright Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUPRIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › uprightUPRIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUPRIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishupright adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishUPRIGHT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   Upright can be an adverb, an adjective, or a noun. As an adverb, it means to sit or stand straight. As an adjective, it means vertical or honest. As a noun, it means a post or a pillar.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › uprightUpright - definition of upright by The Free Dictionary

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   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.