upright stance
On two feet
Upright stance is the characteristic human posture of standing on two feet with the spine vertical.
The term appears in discussions of human evolution, where bipedalism distinguished early hominids from other primates: The development of an upright stance freed the hands for tool use.
In everyday contexts, it describes someone standing straight rather than slouching.
- postureBody position, alignment
- erectVertical in position
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- ramrod straightPerfectly erect posture
- spineColumn of vertebrae
backbone · straight · tall · dignified · proud · head held high · stiff · rigid · balance · poise · bearing · aligned · shoulders · shoulders back · chest out · bipedal · two legs · walking
upright stanceprone position
Lying with chest down
lying down · slouch · prostrate · horizontal position · stooped posture
upright stancegroveling
Demeaning self-abasement before another
cowering · kowtowing · bowing and scraping · submissive posture · cringing
upright stancecollapsed
Fell inward suddenly
fallen · bedridden · incapacitated · knocked down · toppled
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