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

[ Syn: erect , vertical ]

a vertical structural member as a post or stake; the ball sailed between the uprights

[ Syn: vertical ]

a piano with a vertical sounding board

[ Syn: upright piano ]

in a vertical position; not sloping; an upright post

[ Syn: unsloped ]

of moral excellence; a genuinely good person; a just cause; an upright and respectable man

[ Syn: good , just ]