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upright

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1. upright - Noun

2. upright - Adjective

3. upright - Verb

4. upright - Adverb

5. upright - Adjective Satellite

6. Upright - Proper noun

Meaning

In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.

Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways.

Conformable to moral rectitude.

Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.

Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Examples

he sat bolt upright Source: Internet

an erect stature Source: Internet

erect flower stalks Source: Internet

for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression Source: Internet

a column still vertical amid the ruins Source: Internet

a genuinely good person Source: Internet

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