1. In a vertical position; not sloping
   "an upright post";
   - unsloped
    
2. Not sloping in position or posture; positioned vertically
   "he sat bolt upright";
   - erect, vertical
    
3. Of moral excellence
   "an upright and respectable man";
   - good, just

1. A vertical structural member as a post or stake
   "the ball sailed between the uprights";
   - vertical
    
2. A piano with a vertical sounding board
   "They placed the upright piano against the wall in the living room";
   - upright piano

1. In or into a vertical position
   "He stood upright when his name was called"

Derived forms: uprights

See also: attitude, erectile, fastigiate, orthostatic, passant, perpendicular, position, posture, rampant, righteous, semi-climbing, semi-erect, semi-upright, standing, stand-up, statant, straight, unbent, unbowed, vertical

Type of: forte-piano, piano, pianoforte, structural member

Part of: goalpost

Encyclopedia: Upright