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upstanding

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upstanding
1. adj. honest; reputable; respectable
An upstanding merchant will exchange a faulty product.
2. adj. standing up
Please be upstanding for His Worship the Mayor.
upstand
1. v. (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
2. n. (construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.

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