erect

B2
Pronunciation
/ɪˈɹɛkt/
Verb
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.

Example Sentences
  • to erect a house or a fort
2 Definition

To cause to stand up or out.

3 Definition

To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.

Example Sentences
  • to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.
4 Definition

To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.

5 Definition

To animate; to encourage; to cheer.

6 Definition

To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).

7 Definition

To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.

8 Definition

To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.

Adjective
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

2 Definition

(of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.

Synonyms
hard stiff
Example Sentences
  • The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation.
3 Definition

(of a man) Having an erect penis

Synonyms
hard stiff
Example Sentences
  • OK, baby, I'm erect now. Let's get it on!
4 Definition

Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.

5 Definition

Directed upward; raised; uplifted.

6 Definition

Watchful; alert.

7 Definition

Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.