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up|pi|ty /ʌ p I ti/ ADJ If you say that someone is uppity , you mean that they are behaving as if they were very important and you do not think that they are important. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  If you just tried to show normal dignity, you were viewed as uppity.

up|raised /ʌ pre I zd/ ADJ If your hand or an object is upraised , you are holding it up in the air. □  A soldier stood on the centre line of the road, his arm upraised. □  …the landlady's upraised glass.

up|right /ʌ pra I t/ (uprights )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ after v, v-link ADJ , oft ADJ n] If you are sitting or standing upright , you are sitting or standing with your back straight, rather than bending or lying down. □ [+ in ] Helen sat upright in her chair. □ [+ on ] Jerrold pulled himself upright on the bed. □  He moved into an upright position.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] An upright vacuum cleaner or freezer is tall rather than wide. □  …the latest state-of-the-art upright vacuum cleaners.

3 ADJ An upright chair has a straight back and no arms. □  He was sitting on an upright chair beside his bed, reading.

4 N‑COUNT You can refer to vertical posts or the vertical parts of an object as uprights . □ [+ of ] …the uprights of a four-poster bed.

5 ADJ [usu ADJ n] 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.

u p|right pia |no (upright pianos ) N‑COUNT An upright piano is a piano in which the strings are arranged vertically, rather than horizontally as they are in a grand piano.

up|ris|ing /ʌ pra I z I ŋ/ (uprisings ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] When there is an uprising , a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change. □ [+ against ] …a popular uprising against the authoritarian government. □  Isolated attacks in the north-east of the country have now turned into a full-scale uprising.

u p-ri ver also upriver ADV [ADV after v, be ADV ] Something that is moving up-river is moving towards the source of a river, from a point down the river. Something that is up-river is towards the source of a river. □  Heavy goods could be brought up-river in barges. □  He has a house down there but it's miles upriver. □ [+ of ] The vineyards of Anjou extend from west of Angers to up-river of Saumur. □ [+ from ] …La Reole, up-river from St-Macaire. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Up-river is also an adjective. □  …an upriver trip in Central Africa.

up|roar /ʌ prɔː ^r /

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N , oft in N ] If there is uproar , there is a lot of shouting and noise because people are very angry or upset about something. □  The announcement caused uproar in the crowd. □  The courtroom was in an uproar.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] You can also use uproar to refer to a lot of public criticism and debate about something that has made people angry. □  The town is in uproar over the dispute. □  The surprise announcement could cause an uproar in the United States.

up|roari|ous /ʌprɔː riəs/ ADJ When events or people are uproarious , they make people laugh in a very noisy way. [LITERARY ] □  He had spent several uproarious evenings at the Embassy Club. □  The noise of talk and laughter was uproarious. ●  up|roari|ous|ly ADV [ADV after v, ADV adj] □  Bob laughed uproariously. □  …an uproariously funny story.

up|root /ʌpruː t/ (uproots , uprooting , uprooted )