upright+adv

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• upright — [up′rīt΄; ] for adj. and adv., also [ up rīt′] adj. [ME < OE upriht: see UP1 & RIGHT] 1. standing, pointing, or directed straight up; in a vertical or perpendicular position; erect 2. honest and just; honorable adv. in an upright position or… …   English World dictionary

• upright — uprightly, adv. uprightness, n. /up ruyt , up ruyt /, adj. 1. erect or vertical, as in position or posture. 2. raised or directed vertically or upward. 3. adhering to rectitude; righteous, honest, or just: an upright person. 4. being in accord… …   Universalium

• upright — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, sit, stand ▪ rows of children sitting upright at their desks ▪ come, jerk, shoot, spring …   Collocations dictionary

• 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 — [ˈʌpraɪt] adv I 1) sitting or standing with a straight back Sara was wide awake, sitting upright in her bed.[/ex] 2) in or into a straight or standing position Pictures were propped upright against all the walls.[/ex] II adj upright [ˈʌpraɪt] 1)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• upright — up•right [[t]ˈʌpˌraɪt, ʌpˈraɪt[/t]] adj. 1) erect or vertical, as in position or posture 2) raised or directed vertically or upward 3) adhering to rectitude; righteous, honest, or just 4) being in accord with what is right 5) the state of being… …   From formal English to slang

• upright — adj. & n. adj. 1 erect, vertical (an upright posture; stood upright). 2 (of a piano) with vertical strings. 3 (of a person or behaviour) righteous; strictly honourable or honest. 4 (of a picture, book, etc.) greater in height than breadth. n. 1 a …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• bolt upright — adv. Bolt upright is used with these verbs: ↑sit …   Collocations dictionary

• Bolt upright — Bolt Bolt, adv. In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly. [1913 Webster] [He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] {Bolt upright}. (a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up; unbendingly erect.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bolt upright-ness — see bolt adv …   Useful english dictionary