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upright
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[ adjective ] in a vertical position; not sloping
Synonyms Examples "an upright post" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)This used_to be part of every child 's bag_of_tricks , but few children can do it today ; some are actually incapable of rolling forward and are completely confused when not sitting or standing upright . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)The bodice beneath was buttoned and , withdrawing his lips from hers , he set her upright on his knee and started to undo it , unhurriedly as if she were a child . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)She grasped the chair arms and brought her thin body upright , like a bird alert for flight . `` Please come_down as_soon_as you conveniently can '' , the upright letters stalked from the broad nibbed pen , `` I have an important matter to discuss with you '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of moral excellence
Examples "a genuinely good person" "a just cause" "an upright and respectable man" "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Since the hero , a sterling and upright fellow , is a rich Brown senior , while two Yalies are cast as virtual rapists , I suppose I should disqualify myself from sitting in judgment on `` Where_the_Boys_are '' , but I shall do nothing of the sort . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] upright in position or posture
Examples "an erect stature" "erect flower stalks" "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression" "a column still vertical amid the ruins" "he sat bolt upright" |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25947
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[ noun ] (music) a piano with a vertical sounding board
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