upright

Definition of upright in English English dictionary: A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic; Any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports; Vertical; erect; Of good morals; practicing ethical values; An upright piano; In or into an upright position; Greater in height than breadth; {a} set strait up, erected, honest, just; {n} an upright post, model, draft; An upright vacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide. the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners; A tool made from a flat strip of steel with chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used for reducing splits to skeins; of Frame; The vertical part of a hoop; erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"; a relatively steep or more vertical swing plane, stance, or lie angle Example: Taller players usually have a more upright posture and swing plane than shorter players; You can refer to vertical posts or the vertical parts of an object as uprights. the uprights of a four-poster bed; Conformable to moral rectitude; a relatively steep or more vertical swing plane, stance, or lie angle Example: "Taller players usually have a more upright posture and swing plane than shorter players "; Called in full upright shave; a piano with a vertical sounding board a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"; in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post; An upright chair has a straight back and no arms. He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading; a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"; Vertical post, such as the outer posts in a chair back; In bookbinding, a book bound on its long dimension, as opposed to oblong binding which is on the short dimension to top; In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree; Resting on top of a beam or structure; a piano with a vertical sounding board; A term given to books bound on the longer dimension; You can describe people as upright when they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behaviour and behave in a moral way. a very upright, trustworthy man. a long piece of wood or metal that stands straight up and supports something; Stretched out face upward; flat on the back; Any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in American and Rugby football; of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass; a piano with a vertical sounding board a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post; {s} vertical, perpendicular, erect; just, honorable, principled; Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways; {i} state of being perpendicular; that which stands vertically erect; piano whose strings are strung vertically; Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building; Upright handlebars are used on most of the world's bicycles They permit a fairly erect posture of the upper body, and are more comfortable for cyclists who ride at a low intensity level Cyclists seeking greater speed or efficiency often prefer drop handlebars Upright bicycles are conventional bicycles, providing an upright riding position, as opposed to recumbents; Another term for hub carriers; Designating a club in which the head is approximately at a right angle with the shaft; If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down. Helen sat upright in her chair Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed He moved into an upright position; 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"; maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing"; in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
upright piano: A piano (pianoforte) whose strings are vertical
upright pianos: plural form of upright piano
upright piano: piano with strings that are hung vertically
upright piano: An upright piano is a piano in which the strings are arranged vertically, rather than horizontally as they are in a grand piano. A piano having the strings mounted vertically in a rectangular case with the keyboard at a right angle to the case. a piano with strings that are in a vertical position grand piano
dimber damber upright man: The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies
uprightness: The result or product of being upright
uprights: Vertical (upright) posts of the goal
uprights: plural form of upright
uprightly: {a} perpendicularly, honestly, justly
uprightness: {n} perpendicularity, honesty, truth
bolt upright: completely erect
uprightly: in an upright manner; vertically; with integrity
uprightly: In an upright manner
uprightly: in an honorable manner; "he acted honorably"
uprightly: in an upright position
uprightness: {i} state of being upright; erectness; honesty, integrity
uprightness: the state of being erect, or vertical
uprightness: the state of being moral, honest and honourable
uprightness: position at right angles to the horizon
uprightness: the property of being upright in posture
uprightness: uprightness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
uprightness: the quality or state of being upright