Uprightname

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  A surname.

uprightadj/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

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  Vertical; erect.

  • Fab[ell]: What meanes the tolling of this fatall chime, // O what a trembling horror ſtrikes my hart! // My ſtiffned haire ſtands vpright on my head, // As doe the briſtles of a porcupine.
  • Supported by pillows, ſhe ſat almoſt upright.
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  In its proper orientation; not overturned.

  • My brother didn't get angry when his son knocked over the lamp; he simply called the boy over and helped him set it upright again.
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  Greater in height than breadth.

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  ethicshuman-sciencesphilosophyOf good morals; reliable and trustworthy; practicing ethical values.

  • There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
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  golfhobbieslifestyleHaving a head at approximately a right angle with the shaft.

uprightadv/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

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  In or into an upright position.

  • I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.
  • Human locomotion had been presumed unique because we walk upright with two legs. When investigators led by Nadia Dominici analyzed the electrical activities produced by walking toddlers, preschoolers, and adults as well as newborns that were held upright and prodded to walk along a surface, however, they saw that we essentially follow the same chain of motor commands as several other animals, including rats, cats, monkeys, and guinea fowl.
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  hobbieslifestylesportsOn one's feet (as opposed to in a wheelchair).

  • Amputee hockey is played upright.

uprightnoun/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

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  Any vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

  • On the change in architectural forms from the pyramidal to the obeliscar, the fires were transferred from the altars, or cubes, to the summits of the typical uprights, or towers; […]
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  ball-gamesgameshobbiesAny vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

  • Chelsea improved, with Salomon Kalou denied by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and Didier Drogba hitting the upright.
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  American-footballball-gamesfootballAny vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

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  slangAny vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

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  Any vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support.

  • Coordinate term: ridge
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  Something characterized by verticality.

  • Can you fix that? It's out of upright.
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  Something characterized by verticality.

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  obsoletedialectalhobbieshuntinglifestyleSomething characterized by verticality.

uprightverb/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

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  To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• upright bicycle
• upright freezer
• upright piano
• upright arcade game cabinet
• upright vacuum cleaner