noun |
adj |
verb |
adv |
(adj) unsloped
in a vertical position; not sloping
an upright post
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
of moral excellence
a genuinely good person; a just cause; an upright and respectable man
(noun) upright piano
a piano with a vertical sounding board
(noun) vertical
a vertical structural member as a post or stake
the ball sailed between the uprights