upright

«upright» in Mova's school dictionary: standing or sitting straight up, not lying down or leaning — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (upright); adverb (upright); noun (an upright, uprights)

meaning for a pupil

1) Upright means standing or sitting straight up, not lying down or leaning. tree →

2) An upright person is honest and good. tree →

3) An upright is a post that stands straight up, like the side posts of a goal. tree →

4) An upright piano is a tall piano that stands against a wall. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and science, upright means vertical: at a right angle to the ground; a shape or object «stands upright». In safety: keep bottles upright so they don't spill; sit upright in a car seat; in first aid, someone with a nosebleed should sit upright and lean forward. On planes: «return your seats to the upright position». Phrases: «sit upright», «stand upright», «keep upright», «bolt upright» (suddenly very straight).

examples

• Sit upright at your desk. tree →
• Keep the bottle upright so it doesn't leak. tree →
• The tree was still upright after the storm. tree →
• The ball hit the upright and bounced back. tree →
• She sat bolt upright when she heard the noise. tree →
• He is an upright and honest man. tree →
• We have an upright piano in the hall. tree →
• Penguins walk upright on two feet. tree →
• Then the bearskin fell away from them, and they stood upright once more. tree →

note

One word. «Upright» is similar to «vertical» and «straight up»; the opposite is «lying down» or «horizontal». «Upright» can also mean honest, but that use is a bit formal. Do not mix up with «uptight» (nervous, tense).

In the corpora

• Seals can sleep floating upright with their noses up, hold their breath for many minutes and close their nostrils tightly when they dive.
• Goosebumps happen when tiny muscles pull hairs upright; in furry animals this fluffs up the fur to trap warm air or look bigger.
• Chopsticks are never stuck upright in rice, and it is fine to ask for a fork.
• Never stand chopsticks upright in rice; in some Asian cultures it looks like a funeral custom.
• Its tail fin drives it forward, and its other fins steer and keep it upright.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «upright» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.