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• n  a vertical structural member as a post or stake
  the ball sailed between the uprights
• n  a piano with a vertical sounding board
• s  in a vertical position; not sloping
  an upright post
• s  of moral excellence
  an upright and respectable man
• a  upright in position or posture
  he sat bolt upright

• What remains of his white hair is slicked back in strands and though his breath labors painfully at times, he can still sit upright and at full attention for hours when discussing .
• Thanks to gyro sensors in his body and a camera in his head, not only can he keep himself upright, but he can also peer ahead to make sure he rides in a straight line.
• We learned to walk upright so that we could see over the tall grasses to spot predators coming; an upright posture, moreover, would offer a much smaller target for the oppressive .

• vertical
• upright piano
• unsloped
• good
• just
• erect

• unerect

News & Articles

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• New Book Offers Helpful Guide to Families on How to Deal with Trauma and Loss
  ‘Upright On Broken Limbs’ is a self-help volume that offers effective strategies on how to successfully move forward in life when faced with life-changing ordeal. (PRWeb June 11, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/BarbaraJWeekley/UprightOnBrokenLimbs/prweb10825352.htm
  June 12, 2013 - PRWeb
• A Tablet That Doubles as a Desktop
  Lenovo’s new Horizon has a 27-inch touch screen and can be used upright or as a tabletop entertainment hub.
  June 12, 2013 - New York Times
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  June 11, 2013 - The Sandusky Register

Quotes

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• Miguel Estrada in Christian Science Monitor
  In a May 14 letter endorsing the Kagan nomination, Estrada, now in private law practice, wrote: "If such a person, who has demonstrated great intellect, high accomplishments and an upright life, is not easily confirmable, I fear we will have reached...
• Paul Sereno in guardian.co.uk
  My African crocs appeared to have had both upright, agile legs for bounding overland and a versatile tail for paddling in water,writes Paul Sereno, a palaeontologist at the University of Chicago, in National Geographic Magazine. "These...