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upright
adjective
noun
In a vertical position; not sloping
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ˈʌpɹaɪt
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adjective
In a vertical position; not sloping
“An upright post”
adjective
Of moral excellence
“A genuinely good person”
adjective
Upright in position or posture
“An erect stature”
noun
A vertical structural member as a post or stake
“The ball sailed between the uprights”
noun
A piano with a vertical sounding board
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An upright post
A genuinely good person
A just cause
An upright and respectable man
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
The ball sailed between the uprights
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