Lexic.us

Definition of Erect

1. Adjective. Upright in position or posture. "He sat bolt upright"

2. Verb. Construct, build, or erect. "Raise a barn"

3. Adjective. Of sexual organs; stiff and rigid.

4. Verb. Cause to rise up.

Definition of Erect

1. a. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.

2. v. t. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.

3. v. i. To rise upright.

Definition of Erect

1. Adjective. Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards. ¹

2. Adjective. Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To cause to stand up or out. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Erect

1. to build [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: build

Medical Definition of Erect

1. 1. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect. "Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall." (Milton) "Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect a column of ruins." (Gibbon) 2. Directed upward; raised; uplifted. "His piercing eyes, erect, appear to view Superior worlds, and look all nature through." (Pope) 3. Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed. "But who is he, by years Bowed, but erect in heart?" (Keble) 4. Watchful; alert. "Vigilant and erect attention of mind." (Hooker) 5. Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached. 6. Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc. Origin: L. Erectus, p. P. Of erigere to erect; e out + regere to lead straight. See Right, and cf. Alert. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erect

erbias erbium erbium oxide erbiums ercalcidiol ercalciol ercalcitriol ercedeken ercedekens ercitite

erd erdheim-chester disease erdite ere erebus erect (current term) erect-crested penguin erect-crested penguins erect bugle erect illumination

erectable erected erecter erecters erectile erectile organ erectile tissue erectilities erectility

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