Definition of 'upright'

Noun

1. a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
      Synonyms: vertical
2. a piano with a vertical sounding board
      Synonyms: upright piano

Adjective

1. in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
      Synonyms: unsloped
2. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
      Synonyms: good just
3. 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"
      Synonyms: erect vertical
      Antonyms: unerect

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