bolt upright

English

Adjective

bolt upright (not comparable)

1. vertical, with the back held stiffly

   to sit bolt upright, to stand bolt upright

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: selkä suorana
• French: droit comme un i (fr)

• German: kerzengerade (de)
• Swedish: kapprak (sv)

References

• “bolt upright” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “bolt upright” in the Collins English Dictionary
• “sit bolt upright”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
• “sit stand bolt upright” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.