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upright
(encz) | upright,čestný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
upright
(encz) | upright,poctivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
upright
(encz) | upright,svislý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
upright
(encz) | upright,vzpřímený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Upright
(gcide) | Upright \Up"right`\, n.
1. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a
building. See Illust. of Frame.
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2. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with
chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the
opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used
for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright
shave}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Football) the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the
part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly
between the uprights.
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Upright
(gcide) | Upright \Up"right`\, a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See Up, and
Right, a.]
1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical,
or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
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With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
--Dryden.
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All have their ears upright. --Spenser.
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2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man
upright in all his ways.
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And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. --Job i.
1.
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3. Conformable to moral rectitude.
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Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure.
--J. M. Mason.
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4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He
lay upright." --Chaucer.
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5. (Golf) Designating a club in which the head is
approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
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Upright drill (Mach.), a drilling machine having the
spindle vertical.
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Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in
prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they
are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second
in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is
admissible.
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upright
(wn) | upright
adj 1: in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post"
[syn: upright, unsloped]
2: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just
cause"; "an upright and respectable man" [syn: good,
just, upright]
3: 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" [syn: erect, vertical, upright] [ant:
unerect]
n 1: a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball
sailed between the uprights" [syn: upright, vertical]
2: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: upright,
upright piano] |
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place upright
(encz) | place upright, v: |
upright piano
(encz) | upright piano,pianino |
uprightly
(encz) | uprightly,vzpřímeně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
uprightness
(encz) | uprightness,čestnost n: Zdeněk Brožuprightness,svislost n: Zdeněk Brož |
walk upright
(encz) | walk upright, |
Bolt upright
(gcide) | Bolt \Bolt\, adv.
In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.
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[He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon.
--Thackeray.
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Bolt upright.
(a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up;
unbendingly erect. --Addison.
(b) On the back at full length. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Upright
(gcide) | Upright \Up"right`\, n.
1. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a
building. See Illust. of Frame.
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2. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with
chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the
opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used
for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright
shave}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Football) the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the
part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly
between the uprights.
[PJC]Upright \Up"right`\, a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See Up, and
Right, a.]
1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical,
or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
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With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
--Dryden.
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All have their ears upright. --Spenser.
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2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man
upright in all his ways.
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And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. --Job i.
1.
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3. Conformable to moral rectitude.
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Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure.
--J. M. Mason.
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4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He
lay upright." --Chaucer.
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5. (Golf) Designating a club in which the head is
approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Upright drill (Mach.), a drilling machine having the
spindle vertical.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in
prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they
are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second
in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is
admissible.
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upright chess
(gcide) | Chess \Chess\, n. (Bot.)
A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a
troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously
regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very
slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with
wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic
effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus. [U.
S.]
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Note: Other species of brome grass are called {upright
chess}, soft chess, etc.
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Upright drill
(gcide) | Upright \Up"right`\, a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See Up, and
Right, a.]
1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical,
or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.
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With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.
--Dryden.
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All have their ears upright. --Spenser.
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2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man
upright in all his ways.
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And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. --Job i.
1.
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3. Conformable to moral rectitude.
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Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure.
--J. M. Mason.
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4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He
lay upright." --Chaucer.
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5. (Golf) Designating a club in which the head is
approximately at a right angle with the shaft.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Upright drill (Mach.), a drilling machine having the
spindle vertical.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in
prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they
are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second
in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is
admissible.
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Upright piano
(gcide) | Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft
(fr. L. planus even, smooth; see Plain, a.) + It. forte
strong, fr. L. fortis (see Fort).] (Mus.)
A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the
harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated
length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by
keys.
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Dumb piano. See Digitorium.
Grand piano. See under Grand.
Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong
case.
Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical
wires.
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upright shave
(gcide) | Upright \Up"right`\, n.
1. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a
building. See Illust. of Frame.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with
chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the
opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used
for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright
shave}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. (Football) the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the
part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly
between the uprights.
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Uprighteously
(gcide) | Uprighteously \Up*right"eous*ly\, adv. [See Righteous.]
In an upright or just manner. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Uprightly
(gcide) | Uprightly \Up"right`ly\ ([u^]p"r[imac]t`l[y^]), adv.
In an upright manner.
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Uprightness
(gcide) | Uprightness \Up"right`ness\ ([u^]p"r[imac]t`n[e^]s), n.
the quality or state of being upright.
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place upright
(wn) | place upright
v 1: put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf
up?" [syn: stand, stand up, place upright] |
semi-upright
(wn) | semi-upright
adj 1: of animals that are partly erect |
upright piano
(wn) | upright piano
n 1: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: upright,
upright piano] |
uprightly
(wn) | uprightly
adv 1: in an honorable manner; "he acted honorably" [syn:
honorably, uprightly] [ant: dishonorably]
2: in an upright position |
uprightness
(wn) | uprightness
n 1: the property of being upright in posture [syn: erectness,
uprightness]
2: position at right angles to the horizon [syn: verticality,
verticalness, erectness, uprightness]
3: righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
[syn: uprightness, rectitude] |
upright database technology ab
(foldoc) | Upright Database Technology AB
The Swedish company that developed the Mimer SQL
database.
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