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upright upright definition

upright


 
  Grep  of  noun  upright 
  upright 
  upright  piano 
  uprightness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  upright 
 
  The  noun  upright  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  upright,  vertical  --  (a  vertical  structural  member  as  a  post  or  stake;  "the  ball  sailed  between  the  uprights") 
  2.  upright,  upright  piano  --  (a  piano  with  a  vertical  sounding  board) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  upright 
 
  The  adj  upright  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  upright,  unsloped  --  (in  a  vertical  position;  not  sloping;  "an  upright  post") 
  2.  (1)  good,  just  upright,  virtuous  --  (of  moral  excellence;  "a  genuinely  good  person";  "a  just  cause";  "an  upright  and  respectable  man";  "the  life  of  the  nation  is  secure  only  while  the  nation  is  honest,  truthful,  and  virtuous"-  Frederick  Douglass) 
  3.  (1)  straight,  unbent,  unbowed,  upright  --  (erect  in  posture;  "behind  him  sat  old  man  Arthur;  he  was  straight  with  something  angry  in  his  attitude";  "stood  defiantly  with  unbowed  back") 
  4.  standing,  upright  --  (maintaining  an  erect  position;  "standing  timber";  "many  buildings  were  still  standing") 
  5.  erect,  vertical,  upright  --  (upright  in  position  or  posture;  "an  erect  stature";  "erect  flower  stalks";  "for  a  dog,  an  erect  tail  indicates  aggression";  "a  column  still  vertical  amid  the  ruins";  "he  sat  bolt  upright") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  upright 
 
  5  senses  of  upright 
 
  Sense  1 
  upright,  unsloped 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  horizontal,  vertical)  ->  inclined 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  vertical,  inclined)  ->  horizontal 
 
  Sense  2 
  good,  just  upright,  virtuous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  righteous)  ->  unrighteous 
 
  Sense  3 
  straight,  unbent,  unbowed,  upright 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  erect)  ->  unerect 
 
  Sense  4 
  standing  (vs.  falling),  upright 
 
 
  Sense  5 
  erect  (vs.  unerect),  vertical,  upright 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  upright 
 
  5  senses  of  upright 
 
  Sense  1 
  upright,  unsloped 
  =>  vertical  (vs.  inclined)  (vs.  horizontal),  perpendicular 
 
  Sense  2 
  good,  just  upright,  virtuous 
  =>  righteous  (vs.  unrighteous) 
 
  Sense  3 
  straight,  unbent,  unbowed,  upright 
  =>  erect  (vs.  unerect),  vertical,  upright 
 
  Sense  4 
  standing  (vs.  falling),  upright 
 
  Sense  5 
  erect  (vs.  unerect),  vertical,  upright 
  =>  erectile 
  =>  fastigiate 
  =>  orthostatic 
  =>  passant(predicate) 
  =>  rampant(predicate),  rearing 
  =>  standing(postnominal) 
  =>  stand-up 
  =>  statant(predicate) 
  =>  straight,  unbent,  unbowed,  upright 
  =>  straight-backed 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  upright 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  upright 
 
  Sense  5 
  erect  (vs.  unerect),  vertical,  upright 
  =>  position,  posture,  attitude 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  upright 
 
  upright  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  upright 
  upright 
 
  Overview  of  noun  upright 
 
  The  noun  upright  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  upright,  vertical  --  (a  vertical  structural  member  as  a  post  or  stake;  "the  ball  sailed  between  the  uprights") 
  2.  upright,  upright  piano  --  (a  piano  with  a  vertical  sounding  board) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  upright 
 
  The  adj  upright  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  upright,  unsloped  --  (in  a  vertical  position;  not  sloping;  "an  upright  post") 
  2.  (1)  good,  just  upright,  virtuous  --  (of  moral  excellence;  "a  genuinely  good  person";  "a  just  cause";  "an  upright  and  respectable  man";  "the  life  of  the  nation  is  secure  only  while  the  nation  is  honest,  truthful,  and  virtuous"-  Frederick  Douglass) 
  3.  (1)  straight,  unbent,  unbowed,  upright  --  (erect  in  posture;  "behind  him  sat  old  man  Arthur;  he  was  straight  with  something  angry  in  his  attitude";  "stood  defiantly  with  unbowed  back") 
  4.  standing,  upright  --  (maintaining  an  erect  position;  "standing  timber";  "many  buildings  were  still  standing") 
  5.  erect,  vertical,  upright  --  (upright  in  position  or  posture;  "an  erect  stature";  "erect  flower  stalks";  "for  a  dog,  an  erect  tail  indicates  aggression";  "a  column  still  vertical  amid  the  ruins";  "he  sat  bolt  upright") 



upright definition