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upright ['ʌpraɪt]2 adverb(a) (sit, stand) droit;∎ he sat bolt upright il se redressa (sur son siège)∎ to put or to stand sth upright mettre qch debout ou d'aplomb3 noun(a) (of door, bookshelf) montant m, portant m; (of goal post) montant m du but; Architecture pied-droit m(c) (vacuum cleaner) aspirateur-balai m►► upright freezer congélateur m armoire;upright piano piano m droit;upright vacuum cleaner aspirateur-balai m
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stand bolt upright — sit/stand bolt ˈupright idiom to sit or stand with your back straight Main entry: ↑boltidiom … Useful english dictionary
sit bolt upright — sit/stand bolt ˈupright idiom to sit or stand with your back straight Main entry: ↑boltidiom … Useful english dictionary
upright — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, sit, stand ▪ rows of children sitting upright at their desks ▪ come, jerk, shoot, spring … Collocations dictionary
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
bolt — bolt1 [bəult US boult] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(lock)¦ 2¦(screw)¦ 3 a bolt from (out of) the blue 4 bolt of lightning 5 make a bolt for it 6¦(weapon)¦ 7¦(cloth)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: short arrow ] … Dictionary of contemporary English
bolt — 1 noun (C) 1 LOCK a metal bar that you slide across a door or window to fasten it 2 SCREW a screw with a flat head and no point, for fastening two pieces of metal together 3 a bolt from out of the blue news that is sudden and unexpected: It was a … Longman dictionary of contemporary 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
stand up — Synonyms and related words: answer, arise, ascend, avail, be consistent, be equal to, be erect, be proof against, be the case, be true, be truthful, bear, bear up, bear up against, bristle, cock up, come up, come up fighting, conform to fact,… … Moby Thesaurus
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