Upright
['ʌpraɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a piano with a vertical sounding board.
(noun.) a vertical structural member as a post or stake; 'the ball sailed between the uprights'.
(adj.) in a vertical position; not sloping; 'an upright post' .
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Definition
(a.) In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
(a.) Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways.
(a.) Conformable to moral rectitude.
(a.) Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.
(n.) Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame.
Editor: Terence
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Erect, perpendicular, vertical, plumb, on end.[2]. Honest, just, honorable, conscientious, virtuous, good, pure, straightforward, not mean, not base.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Vertical, erect, perpendicular, honest, honorable, pure, principled,conscientious, just, fair, equitable
ANT:Inverted, Inclined, dishonest, dishonorable, corrupt, unprincipled,unconscientious
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Definition
adj. right or straight up: in an erect position: adhering to rectitude: honest: just.—adv. vertically.—advs. Uprigh′teously (obs.) in an upright or just manner; Up′rightly in an upright manner: honestly.—n. Up′rightness.
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Examples
- The semaphore consisted of an upright post, having arms on each side, that could be readily extended, at any given angle. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- They were of different forms, but that most commonly in use consisted of an upright post and a transverse movable beam on which the seat was fitted or from which it was suspended by a chain. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This amiable, upright, perfect Jane Fairfax was apparently cherishing very reprehensible feelings. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Alfred, now nine years old, was an upright, manly little fellow, with radiant brow, soft eyes, and gentle, though independent disposition. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But I'll wager that at ninety she would be near as upright as me, and near as broad across the shoulders. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His press consisted of two upright timbers held together by cross pieces at top and bottom. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The upright strokes in each indicate the number of the crew, and the bird represents a chief, The Kingfisher. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For this purpose the spindles were set upright at the end of the frame, and the rovings or strips of untwisted fibre were carried on bobbins on the inclined frame. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But there were some upright and honorable men in the South Carolina Legislature, and they finally succeeded in convincing their associates that Whitney had been maligned. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- However, one or two young men remained upright, and by constant persecution we wormed out of them some little information. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You dig a square in the steep base of the mountain, and set up two uprights and top them with two joists. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The hammer-block, _a_, weighing four tons, is guided in its ascent and fall by grooves in two massive uprights, which hold the whole together. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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