- (of a person) not lying down, and with the back straight rather than bent
- Try to maintain an upright posture while doing this exercise.
- a fully upright posture
- Gradually raise your body into an upright position.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sit
- stand
- …
- completely
- fully
- perfectly
- …
- sit bolt upright
- stand bolt upright
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- placed in a vertical position
- Keep the bottle upright.
- an upright freezer (= one that is taller than it is wide)
- an upright vacuum cleaner (= one designed to be used in a vertical position)
Extra Examples- Humans have evolved an upright stance.
- The flag pole wouldn't stay upright.
- Meals are better taken sitting on an upright chair , not slumped in front of the television.
- An upright freezer requires less floor space than a chest freezer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sit
- stand
- …
- completely
- fully
- perfectly
- …
- sit bolt upright
- stand bolt upright
- (of a person) behaving in a moral and honest way synonym upstanding
- an upright citizen
Word OriginOld English upriht, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oprecht and German aufrecht (see up, right).
Idioms
See upright in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarysit/stand bolt upright
- to sit or stand with your back straightTopics Appearancec2
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