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upright

/'əp,raɪt/

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noun
a vertical structural member as a post or stake
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"the ball sailed between the uprights"

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vertical

type of:
structural member

part of:
goalpost
adjective
in a vertical position; not sloping
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"an upright post"

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unsloped perpendicular vertical
noun
a piano with a vertical sounding board
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upright piano

type of:
piano pianoforte forte-piano
adjective
of moral excellence
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"an upright and respectable man"

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good just righteous
adjective
upright in position or posture
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"he sat bolt upright"

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erect vertical passant orthostatic rampant rearing fastigiate semi-climbing semi-erect semi-upright stand-up standing statant straight unbent unbowed erectile

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