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- Dictionaryup·right/ˈəpˌrīt/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) sitting or standing with the back straight: "an upright posture"
- 2. (of a person or their behavior) strictly honorable or honest: "an upright member of the community" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. in or into a vertical position: "she was sitting upright in bed"
noun
- 1. a post or rod fixed vertically, especially as a structural support: "the stone uprights of the parapet"
- 2. an upright piano: "a first-class upright that would satisfy an amateur pianist"
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