Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb place_upright
1 sense of place upright
Sense 1
stand, stand up, place upright -- (put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?")
=> put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")