upright
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Britannica Dictionary definition of UPRIGHT
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a
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positioned to be straight up
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vertical
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an upright posture
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Put your seat back in the upright position.
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the fox's upright ears
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The container should be kept upright to prevent leaks.
b
— used to describe something that is tall rather than wide
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an upright freezer
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an upright vacuum cleaner
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an upright shrub
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[more upright; most upright]
:
always behaving in an honest way
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having high moral standards
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an upright citizen
— upright
adverb-
There wasn't enough room to stand upright, so we had to bend over.
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an early human ancestor that walked upright
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She sat bolt upright [=she sat up straight] in bed when I entered the room.
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upright
/ˈʌpˌraɪt/
noun
plural
uprights
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upright
/ˈʌpˌraɪt/
noun
plural
uprights
Britannica Dictionary definition of UPRIGHT
[count]
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a board or pole placed in a vertical position to support something
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The uprights of the structure were embedded in concrete.
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