Upright
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English
Adjective
Upright (comparative more Upright, superlative most Upright)
- Vertical; erect.
- Greater in height than breadth.
- (figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
Adverb
Upright (comparative more Upright, superlative most Upright)
- In or into an upright position.
Noun
Upright (plural Uprights)- Any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports.
- 2011 Mark Ashenden Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea
- Chelsea improved, with Salomon Kalou denied by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and Didier Drogba hitting the upright.
- A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (informal) An upright piano.
Related terms
Holonyms
- (word clued by successive letters): double acrostic, triple acrostic
Adverbs for Upright
splendidly; reputably; admittedly; virtuously; admirably; sincerely; openly; unfailingly; conspicuously; estimably; honorably; boldly; undauntedly; firmly; stably.
Thesaurus
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