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upright

/ˈʌpɹaɪt/ adverb B2
  1. In or into an upright position. · I was standing upright, waiting for my orders.
  2. On one's feet (as opposed to in a wheelchair). · Amputee hockey is played upright.
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The court of Saint-Bernard has its own particular apartment for the reception of guests; it is a long rectangle, divided by two upright gratings placed at a distance of three feet from one another to prevent a visitor from shaking hands with or passing anything to the prisoners.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1036 · C1
The walls were as white, the pincushion as hard, the chairs as stiffly and yellowly upright as ever.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 161 · C1
But he admired Anne immensely, and was puffed up with pride over the prospect of driving to White Sands with that slim, upright figure beside him.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 280 · C1
Mowgli stood upright--the fire pot in his hands.
The Jungle Book, p. 25 · B2

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