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• standing bolt — Stud Stud, n. [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. st[ o]d a prop, Icel. sto? a post, sty?ja to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. st[ u]tze. See {Stand}.] 1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Seest not this same… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bolt — [[t]bo͟ʊlt[/t]] bolts, bolting, bolted 1) N COUNT A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together. 2) VERB When you bolt one thing to another, you fasten them firmly together, using a bolt. [V n to n]… …   English dictionary

• upright — adjective 1) an upright position Syn: vertical, perpendicular, plumb, straight (up), straight up and down, standing, bolt upright, erect, on end; on one s feet Ant: horizontal 2) an upright member of the commun …   Thesaurus of popular words

• upright — I UK [ˈʌpraɪt] / US [ˈʌpˌraɪt] adverb * sitting or standing with a straight back The dog was sitting upright on its hind legs. sit/stand bolt upright (= suddenly sit or stand very straight): Jenny sat bolt upright when she heard the noise.… …   English dictionary

• upright — up|right1 [ ʌp,raıt ] adverb * in or into a steady correct position: We struggled to keep the boat upright. a. in or into a straight standing position: Pictures were propped upright against all the walls. b. sitting or standing with a straight… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• upright — 1 adjective 1 standing straight up 2 always behaving in an honest way: decent, upright citizens uprightness noun (U) 2 adverb 1 sitting or standing with your back straight: sit/stand bolt upright: He sat bolt upright, startled by the scream. 2 if …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• upright — adj 1. erect, bolt upright, stright up, stright up and down, up and down; vertical, plumb, perpendicular, Math. normal; standing, standing up, stand up, rearing, Heraldry. rampant; upraised, upreared, uplifted, upended. 2. honest, upstanding,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• upright — up|right1 [ˈʌpraıt] adj, adv 1.) standing or sitting straight up sit/stand/walk upright ▪ The chimpanzee stood upright and grasped the bars of its cage. ▪ Katie was still awake, sitting bolt upright (=sitting with her back very straight) staring… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• upright — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vertical, perpendicular, erect; honorable, conscientious, upstanding, honest, righteous, straight (inf.). See probity, rightness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Vertical] Syn. erect, standing, standing… …   English dictionary for students

• upright — Synonyms and related words: Christian, Klavier, Samson post, Steinway, angelic, arrowlike, at attention, azimuth circle, baby grand, baluster, balustrade, banister, base, blameless, bolt upright, caryatid, cast up, cembalo, clarichord,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Stud bolt — Stud Stud, n. [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. st[ o]d a prop, Icel. sto? a post, sty?ja to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. st[ u]tze. See {Stand}.] 1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Seest not this same… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English