26984 words

upright

9 definitions • 8 examples
1

Examples:

Please return your seat to an upright position and fasten your belt.
2
used to refer to something that is taller than it is wide:

Examples:

an upright freezer/vacuum cleaner
3

Examples:

She behaved as any upright citizen would have under the circumstances.
4

Examples:

to sit/stand upright
The sound of breaking glass made her sit bolt upright (= sit with her back straight).
5
a vertical part of something that supports other parts:

Examples:

Firmly secure the two uprights to opposite walls in the alcove and then fit the shelves in between them.
6
informal for
7
a piano in which the strings are vertical
8
(standing or being) vertical and as straight as possible:

Examples:

He stood upright.
9

Examples:

an upright young man

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