In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
Stretched out face upward; flat on the back.
the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly between the uprights.
A cabinet that the player plays while standing up. Upright cabinets are typically tall and boxy, and have a monitor that faces sideways or at an angle (as opposed to upwards). Sometimes a monitor is mounted facing upward, but has a mirror to give the illusion of a monitor facing sideways. This is usually done to give the illusion of greater depth or distance -- especially for light-gun games.
a relatively steep or more vertical swing plane, stance, or lie angle. Example: "Taller players usually have a more upright posture and swing plane than shorter players."
a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
a piano with a vertical sounding board
in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood defiantly with unbowed back"
upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"
The vertical post that supports the backwall and side rail drape. Also referred to as post, stanchion, tube, pipe steel or pilaster.
Any piano constructed with strings in a vertical position. The term is often applied to the large vertical pianos popular around the turn of the century. Modern uprights are primarily classified by their height, spinet, console, studio.
Vertical post, such as the outer posts in a chair back.
Metal support for drapes. See POST.
1 Frame of a chair back in one piece with the back legs. 2 Any vertical support on furniture.
To swing with a steep vertical plan