1.a vertical structural member as a post or stake;
the ball sailed between the uprights
2.a piano with a vertical sounding board
3.in a vertical position; not sloping;
an upright post
4.of moral excellence;
a genuinely good person
5.erect in posture;
behind him sat old man Arthur; he was straight with something angry in his attitude
6.maintaining an erect position;
standing timber
7.upright in position or posture;
an erect stature