upright position
Not lying down
An upright position is one in which the body is vertical rather than horizontal or reclined—standing or sitting straight with the torso perpendicular to the ground.
The phrase appears constantly in safety instructions: Please return your seat to the upright position for landing.
Medical contexts use it to describe patient positioning during procedures or recovery.
- standingPosition, physical or social
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- erectVertical in position
- ramrod straightPerfectly erect posture
- straightNot curved or crooked
on your feet · stand up straight · posture · sitting up · stance · tall · standing tall · rigid · spine · back straight · balanced · poised · perpendicular · at attention · dignified · stiff · alignment · shoulders
- uprighterect, vertical, perpendicular, standing, ramrod straight
- riding seatstwo-point, side saddle
- Guard Positionsen garde, high guard, low guard, prime, octave
upright positionprone position
Lying with chest down
lying down · horizontal position · recumbent · flat on one's back · prostrate
upright positioncollapsed
Fell inward suddenly
fallen · knocked down · toppled · crumpled · keeled over
upright positionhorizontal position
toppled · lying flat · knocked down · overturned · collapsed
upright, uprightly, uprightness, right, rightly, rightness, righteous, righteousness, rights