1 (of a person) not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent:
She sat upright in bed. * He managed to pull himself upright. * an upright posture / stance * Gradually raise your body into an upright position.
2 placed in a vertical position:
Keep the bottle upright. * an upright bar * an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide) * an upright chair (= one with a high straight back)
3 (of a person) behaving in a moral and honest way:
an upright citizen
IDIOMS see BOLTadv.
Part of speech: noun
1 a long piece of wood, metal or plastic that is placed in a vertical position, especially in order to support sth
2 = UPRIGHTPIANO
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