upright

Adjektiv

1. 1

   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.

   Another feature new to British Railways is the provision of two-position adjustable seats in the first class compartments. In this design, the seat squab can be pulled out some six inches, the seat back being attached to the seat to give a less upright sitting position.

   Upright posture evolved well before an enlarged brain in hominids.

2. 2

   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.

3. 3

   Greater in height than breadth.

4. 4

   übertragenOf 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.

5. 5

   Having a head at approximately a right angle with the shaft.

Adverb

1. 1

   In or into an upright position.

   I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.

   Those up for the ride stand upright on a small platform which shoots a powerful jet of water downwards, sending the attached board – which has in the past carried the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio – up into the air.

   For instance, parents were strongly encouraged to delay the introduction of complementary foods to six months when infants were able to sit upright and feed themselves safely.

2. 2

   On one's feet (as opposed to in a wheelchair).

   Amputee hockey is played upright.

Substantiv

1. 1

   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; […]

2. 2

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

   Chelsea improved, with Salomon Kalou denied by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and Didier Drogba hitting the upright.

3. 3

   Any vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support. The poles of a field goal post.

4. 4

   SlangAny vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support. A leg.

5. 5

   Any vertical part of a structure, especially a part that provides support. A tentpole that holds aloft the center or sides of a tent.

   Coordinate term: ridge

6. 6

   Something characterized by verticality. The state of being vertical or perpendicular.

   Can you fix that? It's out of upright.

7. 7

   Something characterized by verticality. A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.

8. 8

   veraltetSomething characterized by verticality. The tips of the antlers of a young deer.

9. 9

   Variante von upright bicycleumgangssprachlichSomething characterized by verticality. Short for upright bicycle

10. 10

    Variante von upright freezerumgangssprachlichSomething characterized by verticality. Short for upright freezer

11. 11

    Variante von upright pianoumgangssprachlichSomething characterized by verticality. Short for upright piano

12. 12

    Variante von upright arcade game cabinetumgangssprachlichSomething characterized by verticality. Short for upright arcade game cabinet

    The video arcade machines are typically in stand up arcade cabinets, although some have been built as tables. The uprights have a monitor and controls in front and players insert coins or tokens into the machines to play the game.

13. 13

    Variante von upright vacuum cleanerSomething characterized by verticality. Ellipsis of upright vacuum cleaner.

Verb

1. 1

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

Formen

Plural

uprights

Komparativ

more upright

Superlativ

most upright

Präteritum

uprighted

Partizip II

uprighted

Partizip I

uprighting

3. Person Singular

uprights