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- Dictionaryerect/ɪˈrɛkt/
adjective
- 1. rigidly upright or straight: "she stood erect with her arms by her sides" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure): "the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century" Similar Opposite
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stand erect He glues each individual feather in place so they stand erect like bristles. The fence posts are held erect by being sunk into the ground . When a part of the body , especially soft tissue , is erect, it is harder and bigger than usual , often pointing out or up:
The meaning of ERECT is vertical in position; also : not spread out or decumbent. How to use erect in a sentence.
People or things that are erect are straight and upright. Stand reasonably erect, your arms hanging naturally. Her head was erect and her back was straight. ...the short, stiff, erect stems of almost bead-like blue flowers. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 11.
erect (formal) to build something; to put something in position and make it stand upright: Police had to erect barriers to keep crowds back. put something up to build something or place something somewhere:
erect It's unlawful to erect a building until you get approval. assemble He has a job assembling furniture in a warehouse. put together Without the instruction sheet, I have no idea how to put all these parts together. They erected a marquee to accommodate 500 wedding guests. He's very tall and erect for his 78 years.
Erect means "build" or "upright." If you erect a house, you build it. If you stand erect, you hold your body as tall as possible. Erect comes from the Latin word erectus, meaning “upright, elevated, lofty” or “eager, alert, aroused.”
1. upright and straight in position or posture: to sit erect. 2. raised or directed upward or outward: a dog with ears erect. 3. (of an organ or part) in a state of physiological erection. 4. (of a plant part) vertical throughout: an erect stem.
erect / ɪˈrɛkt / adj upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement
What does the word erect mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word erect, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. erect has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. heraldry (late 1600s) plants (late 1600s) animals (mid 1700s)
ERECT meaning: 1 : straight up and down; 2 : in a state of erection because of sexual excitement swollen and stiff
