upright

adj.

1. 1. Being in a vertical position or direction: an upright post. See synonyms at vertical.
   2. Erect in posture or carriage: “She sat with grim determination, upright as a darning needle stuck in a board” (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
2. Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.

adv.

Vertically: walk upright.

n.

1. A perpendicular position; verticality.
2. Something, such as a goalpost, that stands upright.
3. An upright piano.

tr.v., -right·ed, -right·ing, -rights.

To restore to an upright position: The tow truck uprighted the overturned tractor trailer.

uprightly up'right'ly adv.
uprightness up'right'ness n.

adjective

1. At right angles to the horizon or to level ground: perpendicular, plumb, vertical. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.
2. Directed or pointed upward: erect, raised, upstanding. See horizontal/vertical/change of position.
3. Having or marked by uprightness in principle and action: good, honest, honorable, incorruptible, righteous, true, upstanding. Informal straight-shooting. Idioms: on theup-and-upup and up. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: honorable, honest
Antonyms: dishonest, dishonorable, disreputable, unrespected

adj

Definition: straight-up
Antonyms: fallen, lying, prone

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Said of limb joints and bones, especially in the horse. Indicates a lack of angulation in the joint, e.g. upright hock, or slope in a bone, e.g. upright pastern. In horses, often associated with a bumpy ride and a tendency to joint injury and lameness.

IN BRIEF: Standing on end. Also: Honest and trustworthy.

It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oprejst, opretstående, opret, rank, retskaffen, redelig
adv. - oprejst, opretstående, opret, rank, retskaffen, redelig
n. - stander, stolpe

idioms:

• upright piano    klaver

Nederlands (Dutch)
rechtop, overeind, oprecht, langwerpig (hoog), steile/verticale balk/post, verticale stand, rechtschapenheid, staande piano

Français (French)
adj. - honnête, droit, montant
adv. - droit
n. - (Constr) montant, montant de but, (Mus) piano droit

idioms:

• upright piano    piano droit

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufrecht, ehrlich
n. - Pfosten, Säule, Klavier
adv. - aufrecht

idioms:

• upright piano    Klavier

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - όρθιος, κατακόρυφος, κάθετος, έντιμος, ευυπόληπτος
n. - ορθοστάτης
adv. - όρθιος, σε όρθια θέση

idioms:

• upright piano    (μουσ.) όρθιο πιάνο

Italiano (Italian)
onesto, eretto, montante, diritto

idioms:

• upright piano    pianoforte verticale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - perpendicular, correto
n. - poste (m), pontalete (m)
adv. - a prumo

idioms:

• upright piano    piano vertical, piano de armário

Русский (Russian)
вертикальный, прямой, отвесный, честный, прямо, вертикально, стоймя, столб, колонна, подпорка, поднять в вертикальное положение

idioms:

• upright piano    пианино

Español (Spanish)
adj. - honrado, recto, derecho, vertical, perpendicular, montante, poste
adv. - verticalmente, rectamente, con justicia
n. - montante, poste, pie derecho

idioms:

• upright piano    piano vertical

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - upprätt, upprest, lodrät, rak, hederlig, rättrådig, rättskaffens, oförvitlig
n. - stolpe, stötta, pelare
adv. - upprätt, rakt, lodrätt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正直的, 合乎正道的, 诚实的, 笔直, 竖立着, 垂直, 竖立

idioms:

• upright piano    直立式钢琴

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 正直的, 合乎正道的, 誠實的
adv. - 筆直, 豎立著
n. - 垂直, 豎立

idioms:

• upright piano    直立式鋼琴

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 똑바로 선, 정직한
adv. - 똑바로 , 올바르게
n. - 똑바른 상태, (건축물의) 직립재

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - まっすぐに立った, 垂直の, 正しい, 正直な, 公正な
adv. - 直立して, まっすぐに
n. - 直立状態, まっすぐなもの
v. - 直立させる

idioms:

• upright piano    アップライトピアノ, たて型ピアノ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قائم, منتصب, عمودي, مستقيم, نزيه (الاسم) دعامه قائمه (ظرف) عموديا, شاقوليا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זקוף, אנכי, מאונך, ניצב, הוגן, ישר, מכובדת (התנהגות)‬
adv. - ‮בתנוחה זקופה, במאונך‬
n. - ‮קורה אנכית תומכת‬

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