Adjective
1. in a vertical position; not sloping;
"an upright post"2. of moral excellence;
"a genuinely good person""a just cause""an upright and respectable man""the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass3. erect in posture;
"behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude""stood defiantly with unbowed back"4. maintaining an erect position;
"standing timber""many buildings were still standing"5. 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"