upright piano

American  

noun

1. a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically.

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upright piano British  

noun

1. a piano which has a rectangular vertical case Compare grand piano

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Example Sentences

During “Southern Man,” Micah Nelson walked over to an old, battered upright piano and admirably acquitted himself in the shading and spirit of Nils Lofgren’s work on the original.

From Salon

And the twisted strings of the upright piano she bought soon after she moved to California with the woman she idolized the most: her mother, Ruby.

From Los Angeles Times

A harpsichord, a theorbo and a viola da gamba sound alongside an upright piano and an electric organ.

From New York Times

Later, she reached even further into history for the lovesick “Tim McGraw,” her first single as a teenage country phenom, which she performed here on an upright piano painted with flowers.

From Los Angeles Times

Uniforms can be passed down in the family, but these days a lot of us are trying to reduce our possessions, whether they’re hardcover books, sports trophies or upright pianos.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• grand piano
• instrument
• keyboard