upright

1. A vertical structural member as a post or stake (synset 104522424)
   "the ball sailed between the uprights"
   is a type of: structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
   subtypes:

   • column, pillar - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
   • jamb - upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame
   • post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
   • scantling, stud - an upright in house framing
   • scape, shaft - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
   • stile - an upright that is a member in a door or window frame
   is a part of: goalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
   same as: vertical
2. A piano with a vertical sounding board (synset 104522298)
   is a type of: forte-piano, piano, pianoforte - a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
   subtypes: spinet - a small and compactly built upright piano
   same as: upright piano

1. In a vertical position;
   Not sloping (synset 301236903)
   "an upright post"
   similar to: perpendicular, vertical - at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
   same as: unsloped
2. Of moral excellence (synset 302044341)
   "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
   similar to: righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
   same as: good, just
3. Upright in position or posture (synset 301238732)
   "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"
   tells us about: attitude, position, posture - the arrangement of the body and its limbs
   similar to:

   • erectile - capable of being raised to an upright position
   • fastigiate - having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)
   • orthostatic - pertaining to an upright standing posture
   • passant - in walking position with right foreleg raised
   • rampant, rearing - rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
   • semi-climbing - of plants that are semi-climbers
   • semi-erect - of plants that are partly erect
   • semi-upright - of animals that are partly erect
   • standing - having a supporting base
   • stand-up - requiring a standing position
   • statant - standing on four feet
   • straight, unbent, unbowed - erect in posture
   same as: erect, vertical

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