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up·right  (prt)

adj.

1.

a. Being in a vertical position or direction: an upright post. See Synonyms at vertical.

b. Erect in posture or carriage: "She sat with grim determination, upright as a darning needle stuck in a board" Harriet Beecher Stowe.

2. Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.

adv.

Vertically: walk upright.

n.

1. A perpendicular position; verticality.

2. Something, such as a goal post, that stands upright.

3. An upright piano.

tr.v. up·right·ed, up·right·ing, up·rights

To restore to an upright position: The tow truck uprighted the overturned tractor trailer.

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uprightly adv.

uprightness n.

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upright

Adjective

1. vertical or erect

2. honest or just

Adverb

vertically or in an erect position

Noun

1. a vertical support, such as a post

2. short for upright piano

3. the state of being vertical

uprightness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	upright - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" vertical pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure goalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field jamb - upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" scantling, stud - an upright in house framing scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column stile - an upright that is a member in a door or window frame structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
	2.	upright - a piano with a vertical sounding board upright piano forte-piano, piano, pianoforte - a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds spinet - a small and compactly built upright piano
Adj.	1.	upright - in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post" unsloped vertical, perpendicular - at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a vertical camera angle"; "the monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab"; "measure the perpendicular height"
	2.	upright - of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" just, good righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much"- James 5:16
	3.	upright - upright in position or posture; "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" erect, vertical

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upright

adjective 1. vertical, straight, standing up, erect, on end, perpendicular, bolt upright << OPPOSITE horizontal

adjective 2. honest, good, principled, just, true, faithful, ethical, straightforward, honourable, righteous, conscientious, virtuous, trustworthy, high-minded, above board, incorruptible, unimpeachable << OPPOSITE dishonourable

Translations

upright [ˈʌpraɪt] adj → vertical;

(fig) → honrado

upright [ˈʌpraɪt] adj → droit(e) (fig); droit, honnête

n → montant m

upright [ˈʌpraɪt] adj (= vertical) → vertikal (fig) (= honest); rechtschaffen

adv [sit, stand] → aufrecht

n (Constr) → Pfosten m

upright [ˈʌpraɪt] adj → diritto/a; verticale;

(fig) → diritto/a, onesto/a

n → montante m

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upright

adj upright [ˈaprait]

1 (also adverb) standing straight up; erect or vertical He placed the books upright in the bookcase; She stood upright; a row of upright posts.regopمُنْتَصِب، قائِمправsvisle, rovnělodret; ret opaufrechtόρθιος, στητός, ευθυτενήςderecho, verticalpüsti(ne)عمود؛ راستpystydroit; verticalזָקוּף, נִיצָבसीधा, खड़ाravan, uspravanegyenes(en álló); függőleges; állóuppréttur, beinn, lóðrétturdiritto, verticale直立したtiesus, stačias; tiesiai, stačiaivertikāls; statenisks; taisnstegakrechtop(lodd)rett, rett opp og ned, rankpionowy, pionowoverticaldrept; verticalвертикальный; прямоzvislo, rovnopokončnouspravanupprätt[]ที่ตั้งขึ้นdik, dik duran筆直的вертикальний; прямийسيدھا، عموديthẳng đứng,笔直的

2 (of a person) just and honest an upright, honourable man.eerlikنَزيه، مُسْتَقيم وَشَريفчестенčestnýretskaffenrechtschaffenτίμιος, δίκαιοςhonradoõiglaneراست کردارsuoraselkäinenhonnêteיָשָרखराpošten, častanbecsületesheiðarleguronesto, retto正直なdoras, garbingasgodīgs; taisnīgsjujurrechtschapenrettskaffen, ærligprawyhonestocinstit, onestчестныйčestnýpokončenčastanhederlig, rättskaffensซื่อสัตย์namuslu, dürüst正直的чеснийايمان دارngay thẳng, chính trực正直的

n

an upright post etc supporting a construction When building the fence, place the uprights two metres apart.paal, steunpilaarدِعامَة قائِمَهподпораsloupekstolpedie Stützeστύλος, ορθοστάτηςmontante, columnapüsttalaستونpystypuumontantתוִמכָהखंभाravan, uspravanoszlop, pillér(burðar)stoðpalo柱statramstisbalststiangstijlstolpe, støtteelement pionowypostepar, stâlpстолб; подпоркаstĺppodpornikstubstolpe, stöttaการตั้งขึ้นdikey destek柱(子)підпора; колонаعماد، ستونtrụ đứng, cột đứng柱（子）