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Synonyms
up·right (ŭṕrīt́)

adjective 

    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.

adverb 

Vertically: walk upright.

noun 

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

transitive verb: -right·ed, -right·ing, -rights. 

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

derivatives

uṕright́ly
adverb
uṕright́ness
noun