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upright definition

up·right (up′rīt′; for adj. and adv., also up rīt′)

adjective

  1. standing, pointing, or directed straight up; in a vertical or perpendicular position; erect
  2. honest and just; honorable

Etymology: ME < OE upriht: see up & right

adverb

in an upright position or direction

noun

  1. the state of being upright or vertical
  2. something having an upright position; vertical part or member
    1. upright bass
    2. upright piano
  4. ☆
    1. Football either of the two vertical parts extending up from the crossbar of a goal post
    2. one of the two standards supporting the crossbar in the high jump or pole vault

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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