Meaning of upright | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. Any vertical part of a structure.
3. A goal post.
4. A leg.
   slang
5. A word clued by the successive initial, middle, or final letters of the cross-lights in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
6. Short for upright piano
   abbreviation, alt-of, informal
7. Short for upright arcade game cabinet
   abbreviation, alt-of, informal
8. Ellipsis of upright vacuum cleaner.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
9. The tips of the antlers of a young deer.
   British, dialectal, obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“On the change⟳ in architectural forms from the pyramidal to the obeliscar, the fires were transferred from the altars, or cubes, to the summits of the typical uprights, or towers; […]”

“Chelsea improved, with Salomon Kalou denied by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey and Didier Drogba hitting the upright.”

“The video arcade machines are typically in stand⟳ up arcade cabinets, although some have⟳ been built as tables. The uprights have⟳ a monitor⟳ and controls in front and players insert⟳ coins or tokens into the machines to play⟳ the game.”

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