upright

Converse of object

• sit: She was sitting bolt upright with her jaw set in a tight line, desperately trying not to laugh.
• stand: Now pull the string tight, then lie it down, remove the string and stand the arch upright.
• stay: Other staying upright almost morally obliged have more than.
• hit: Marco's excellent kick was unlucky to hit the upright.

Adjective modifier

• left-hand: Then Rommedahl's cross was half-cleared to Danny Murphy, who drilled his shot wide of the left-hand upright.
• wooden: Beyond this another outermost circle, this time of wooden uprights.
• left: With Dafydd on the bench, Alex Goode took aim into the sun and caught the wrong side of the left hand upright.
• rear: The rear uprights and driveshafts were retained from the Griffin.

Modifies a noun

• posture: Then slowly restore an upright posture, starting at the ankles.
• piano: His father is bringing round an old upright piano for Gordon.
• cleaner: Stair Cleaning The hose and tube attachments on your upright cleaner enable you to clean up the stairs.
• fridge/freezer: I am told that each machine is about the size of a domestic upright fridge/freezer, perhaps a few cms wider.
• bass: The approach to playing fretless bass is much more like playing upright bass than to fretted bass.
• slab: The drying chamber, with an inner ring of upright stone slabs, had been cut into the earlier enclosure bank.

Modifying Another Word

morally: God has also been believed to be the ultimate justification for living a loving and morally upright life.

Noun used with modifier

• bolt: She was sitting bolt upright with her jaw set in a tight line, desperately trying not to laugh.
• standing: The artist shows Peter Du Cane standing upright with his hand on his hip, looking straight forward.
• timber: The western tower of the gate was erected around six large timber uprights.

Used with adjective complement

• sit: Once your baby begins to be able to sit upright they can be carried on your hip.
• stand: The limbs are not muscular enough to be used for standing upright; bats instead rest hanging upside down.