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
a relatively steep or more vertical swing plane, stance, or lie angle Example: Taller players usually have a more upright posture and swing plane than shorter players
a relatively steep or more vertical swing plane, stance, or lie angle Example: "Taller players usually have a more upright posture and swing plane than shorter players "
You can describe people as upright when they are careful to follow acceptable rules of behaviour and behave in a moral way. a very upright, trustworthy man. a long piece of wood or metal that stands straight up and supports something
of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass
a piano with a vertical sounding board a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" in a vertical position; not sloping; "an upright post
Upright handlebars are used on most of the world's bicycles They permit a fairly erect posture of the upper body, and are more comfortable for cyclists who ride at a low intensity level Cyclists seeking greater speed or efficiency often prefer drop handlebars Upright bicycles are conventional bicycles, providing an upright riding position, as opposed to recumbents
If you are sitting or standing upright, you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down. Helen sat upright in her chair Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed He moved into an upright position
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"