upright
upright definition
up·right (up′rīt′; for adj. and adv., also up rīt′)
adjective
- standing, pointing, or directed straight up; in a vertical or perpendicular position; erect
- honest and just; honorable
adverb
in an upright position or direction
noun
- the state of being upright or vertical
- something having an upright position; vertical part or member
- ☆
- Football either of the two vertical parts extending up from the crossbar of a goal post
- one of the two standards supporting the crossbar in the high jump or pole vault
Related Forms:
- uprightly up′·right′ly adverb
- uprightness up′·right′·ness noun
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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