upright
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. in a vertical position; not sloping
- an upright post
Similar word(s): perpendicular, vertical, unsloped
2. of moral excellence
- an upright and respectable man
Similar word(s): righteous, good, just
3. upright in position or posture
- he sat bolt upright
Similar word(s): erectile, fastigiate, orthostatic, passant, rampant, rearing, standing, statant, straight, unbent, unbowed, erect, vertical
Sentences with upright as an adjective:
- I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.
adverb
1. in or into an upright position
noun
1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake
- the ball sailed between the uprights
Similar word(s): vertical
Definition categories: man–made
2. a piano with a vertical sounding board
Definition categories: man–made, piano, pianoforte
verb
1. (transitive) To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).