adjective / adverb / noun
upright
UP-ryte/ˈʌpraɪt/
Standing straight up rather than lying flat.
A straight wooden post stands upright in the ground.
Etymology
Up and right originally describe standing straight rather than bent. That physical straightness became an image of moral character, giving upright its sense of honest and principled.
In context
first of all we need to make sure all our plants are standing straight upright slide in a nice tall stick and tie the plant to it
More examples
- Keep the bottle upright so it doesn't leak.
- She sits upright while playing the piano.
- Two wooden uprights support the porch roof.
Forms
upright · uprights