I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an upstanding/upright citizen (= honest and responsible )
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The rest of his family are honest upright citizens.
sit bolt upright (= suddenly sit up very straight, for example because you hear something )
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Suddenly she sat bolt upright and said, ‘What was that?’
sit up straight/sit upright (= with your back straight )
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Sit up straight at the table, Maddie.
upright piano
upright posture
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her upright posture
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sit/stand bolt upright
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We found her sitting bolt upright in bed with all the lights on.
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He sat bolt upright and kept his eyes on the table in front of him.
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Hotspur sat bolt upright in the saddle, his eyes narrowed on the hurtling horsemen, and never moved a hand.
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I walked across her line of vision and she sat bolt upright in annoyance.
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She sat bolt upright in the back seat during the hour long journey, some of which was on a motorway.
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She sat bolt upright, aches and pains quite forgotten.
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She sat bolt upright; her features were strong, her manna forthright, even aggressive.
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Suddenly I sit bolt upright, feeling a familiar stab of panic that can mean only one thing: the videos!
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Suddenly, Urquhart stood bolt upright, not twenty yards in front of the deer which froze in confusion.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Dickensian child victims grow into upright citizens if they grow up at all.
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Elfed, a sober and upright man who was to become unfairly the sounding board for Richard's first rebellions.
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He had seen one advertised, a small upright Bösendorfer.
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Here were the upright golden flames of the poplars lining the road, and the willows yellowing down by the creek.
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It went on a line into the stands and hit the same upright girder.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At the foot of the post are horizontal beams and diagonal beams to carry the weight of the uprights.
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Cylinders rely on suction, which is why they often have a higher wattage than uprights.
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He bounced one field goal off an upright and had two others blocked, including one returned for a touchdown.
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If there are any horizontal joints, noggins have to be fixed between the uprights to take the edges of these boards.
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They are fixed to the top of the existing uprights.