upright

totally in a vertical position

entirely in a vertical position

exactly in a vertical position

nearly in a vertical position

in a formal and unrelaxed vertical position

in a stiff and unmoving vertical position

to sit with your back very straight, often because you are shocked or nervous

to stand with your back very straight, often because you are shocked or nervous

to sit with a straight back

to stand straight up

to be in a vertical position

to manage to keep in a vertical position

to cause something to remain in a vertical position

to continue to be in a vertical position

to keep someone or something in a vertical position with your hands or arms

to move into a vertical position

to move suddenly into a vertical position

to move quickly and suddenly into a vertical position

to jump or move quickly into a vertical position

to use force to move someone or something into a vertical position

to pull or drag someone or something into a vertical position with effort