Meaning & Definition of Erect in English
English⟶
Erect
/ɪrɛkt/
verb
1. Construct, build, or erect
- "Raise a barn"
synonym:
- raise,
- erect,
- rear,
- set up,
- put up
2. Cause to rise up
synonym:
- rear,
- erect
adjective
1. Upright in position or posture
- "An erect stature"
- "Erect flower stalks"
- "For a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"
- "A column still vertical amid the ruins"
- "He sat bolt upright"
synonym:
- erect,
- vertical,
- upright
2. Of sexual organs
- Stiff and rigid
synonym:
- tumid,
- erect
Examples of using
Mary's nipples became erect.