upright
/ˈʌpɹaɪt/
noun
Meaning
Any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports.
A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
An upright piano.
Short for upright vacuum cleaner.
verb
Meaning
To set upright or stand back up (something that has fallen).
adjective
Meaning
Vertical; erect.
"I was standing upright, waiting for my orders."
Greater in height than breadth.
Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
(of a golf club) Having the head approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
Synonyms
adverb
Meaning
In or into an upright position