upright

Definition

  • noun: a board or pole placed in a vertical position to support something
  • noun: the state of being upright
  • adjective: positioned to be straight up
  • adjective: erect in carriage or posture
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: perpendicular, perpendicular, honest

Examples

  • She 'sat bolt upright' [=she sat up straight] in bed when I entered the room.

  • There wasn't enough room to stand 'upright', so we had to bend over.

  • The 'uprights' of the structure were embedded in concrete.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'm sure of it. It was downed by lightning at the time. But now... it's resumed an upright position... through some sort of... magic or other. You really wanna marry into this family? So, that means... (..)
    2017 Beauty and the Beast