| Front | upright |
|---|---|
| Back | up•right adjective, adverb, noun BrE /ˈʌpraɪt/ NAmE /ˈʌpraɪt/ adjective word origin example bank 1 (of a person) not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent an upright posture Gradually raise your body into an upright position. 2 placed in a vertical position Keep the bottle upright. an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide) an upright piano (= one with vertical strings) an upright vacuum cleaner (= one designed to be used in a vertical position) 3 (of a person) behaving in a moral and honest way upstanding an upright citizen see sit/stand bolt upright at bolt adv. adverb word origin example bank in or into a vertical position She sat upright in bed. He managed to pull himself upright. noun word origin 1 a long piece of wood, metal or plastic that is placed in a vertical position, especially in order to support sth 2 = upright piano |
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