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up·right
 (  p  r  t  )
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
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- Being in a vertical position or direction:
an upright post.
See Synonyms at vertical.
- Erect in posture or carriage:
"She sat with grim determination, upright as a darning needle stuck in a board"
(Harriet Beecher Stowe).
- Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.
ADVERB:
- Vertically:
walk upright.
NOUN:
- A perpendicular position; verticality.
- Something, such as a goal post, that stands upright.
- An upright piano.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
up·right·ed
,
up·right·ing
,
up·rights
- To restore to an upright position:
The tow truck uprighted the overturned tractor trailer.
OTHER FORMS:
uprightly
(Adverb),
uprightness
(Noun)
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