upright

an upright vacuum cleaner.

An upright man is respectable.

an upright member of the community.

the stone uprights of the parapet.

He stood in an upright position.

she sat bolt upright in bed.

the posts must be in an upright position.

she was sitting upright in bed.

figures incised on upright stones.

an upright post.See Synonyms at vertical

Put the bottle upright, not on its side.

The old lady was sitting upright in her chair, stiff as a poker.

These upright stones are the vestiges of some ancient religion.

The noise woke her suddenly and she sat bolt upright in bed.

When she heard the news, she jerked upright in surprise.

Keeping him upright was no easy task, for he was practically a deadweight.

The piano family in this house ranges from grand and square to upright and pianola.

A horizontal timber in a scaffold, attached to the uprights and supporting the putlogs.

On the contrary, he sat bolt upright and broke into a sweat.

Harry sat bolt upright, his heart pounding, his bandage turban askew.

It also maintains our posture by holding us upright.

An operation to pull the crippled Costa Concordia upright is under way.

She had a bold hooked nose and three chins. She held herself upright.

And further, the starship will also be capable of landing itself upright too.

I held myself upright and I fought the urge to close my eyes.

You're already in the upright and locked position.

But Pandora, unmindful of all this, lifted the lid nearly upright and looked inside.

Our feet on the floor, our arms in position, and our head and shoulders upright.