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    [Adjective]  | "up*right" | \ ˈəp-ˌrīt \


    1: perpendicular, vertical

    2: erect in carriage or posture

    3: having the main axis or a main part perpendicular


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Noun]  | "uprightness" 


    1: conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong;


      * e.g., " ... the uprightness of our cause is not what is being called into question here "





    2: faithfulness to high moral standards;


      * e.g., " ... the members of this special investigative committee must be personages of unquestionable uprightness "





    [Adjective]  | "upright" 


    1: conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue;


      * e.g., " ... an honest and upright people "





    2: following the accepted rules of moral conduct;


      * e.g., " ... informing the clerk that he had just given me back too much in change was the only upright thing to do "





    3: rising straight up;


      * e.g., " ... only one pillar of the ruined temple remained upright "





     [ "upright" ]

    1: to be awake, out of bed, or standing up.

      * e.g.,  ... dude, it's 3am. i will text you back when i am upright. 

     [ "Upright" ]

    1: Someone who is looking good. Somone who is true to him or herself

      * e.g.,  ... She's been looking upright. Are you upright or not 

     [ "uprights" ]

    1: the recieving end/part in sexual activity(ies)

      * e.g.,  ... "he gets it up, and through the uprights!" 

     [ "upright" ]

    1: This refers to an act of oral sex being performed on a man as he stands, while the woman doing the favor is kneeling before him...an "upright (blowjob)".

      * e.g.,  ... "Just because we went out to dinner once, he thought he was entitled to an upright, or something." 

     [ "Upright" ]

    1: Type of Bicycle ridden by balancing on a small, hard piece of rubber known as a saddle. This type of bicycle causes several problems which include the following:

      * e.g.,  ... I am going to ride my upright bicycle. 


     [ "Upright" ]

    2: Wrist pain


     [ "Upright" ]

    3: Shoulder pain


     [ "Upright" ]

    4: Neck pain


     [ "Upright" ]

    5: Back pain


     [ "Upright" ]

    6: Saddle sores


     [ "Upright" ]

    7: The above problems are not present on a recumbent bicycle.


     [ "Upright" ]

    8: Also known as a Diamond-Frame (DF) bicycle, a UCI bike, an Upwrong or a wedgie bike.

     [ "tuppenny upright" ]

    1: Sexual intercourse with a prostitute while standing up against a street wall.

      * e.g.,  ... Old street slang, meaning sexual intercourse while standing upright with the prostitute against a wall for a tuppenny. Today it means a quick shag with a prostitute for a small some of money, typically £ Hense, tuppenny upright, quickie against the wall for a small sum. 

     [ "TOby upright" ]

    1: A boy who is ginger who is loveable can be mean or rude but is also very polite when he wants to be. Does well in most subjects at school. Dates populars but likes someone who is not. Hot kind talk of that year. But drama starter or gets involved.

      * e.g.,  ... Girl: hey is that Toby upright 

     [ "Stand Upright" ]

    1: A nostalgic JoJo game on ROBLOX which was shutdown.

      * e.g.,  ... Person A : What's Stand Upright? Person B : Haven't heard that name in years 

     [ "threepenny upright" ]

    1: cheap (inexpensive) prostitute.(obs.) word from Victorian England. threepenny (thrup'ny) was the price, upright was the position (to facilitate speed, therefore rapid turnover of customers), "the deed" was frequently done in alleyways. Known use found in Bertolt Brecht's "The Beggar's Opera".

      * e.g.,  ... " 'es got the pox from seeing too many thrup'ny uprights" "A Lady?, Hell, she's naught but a threepenny upright." 

     [ "upright bass" ]

    1: Another term for a double bass, acoustic bass, or bass fiddle. It's the largest of the string instruments (resembling a giant violin) and lowest-sounding instrument found in an orchestra. Can be played with a bow or plucked with the fingers. The word "upright" means that it is to be played while standing up while holding the instrument upright, as opposed to how a bass guitar is held (on the lap or at a 45 degree angle). Also not to be confused with the cello, which is smaller and played while sitting down.

      * e.g.,  ... Paul Chambers and Ron Carter each played the upright bass at one time or another for Miles Davis. 

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