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  1. 1. a. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Conformable to moral rectitude. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame. Source: opted
  6. 6. adj. in a vertical position; not sloping Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. of moral excellence Source: wordnet
  8. 8. adj. upright in position or posture Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a vertical structural member as a post or stake Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a piano with a vertical sounding board Source: wordnet
  11. 11. 1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree. With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright. Dryden. All have their ears upright. Spenser. 2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man upright in all his ways. And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. Job i. 1. 3. Conformable to moral rectitude. Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure. J. M. Mason. 4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He lay upright." Chaucer. Upright drill (Mach.), a drilling machine having the spindle vertical. Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is admissible. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building. See Illust. of Frame. Source: webster
  12. 12. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a building.See Illust. of Frame. Source: adambom

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