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Meaning of 'erect' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Erect [ a.]
- Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.
- Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
- Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
- Watchful; alert.
- Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached.
- Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
2 . Erect [ v. i.]
- To rise upright.
3 . Erect [ 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.
- To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine.
- To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
- To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
- To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like.
- To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.

Meaning of 'erect' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . erect [ v]
Meaning (1):
- construct, build, or erect
Example in sentence:
  • Raise a barn
2 . erect [ a]
Meaning (2):
- upright in position or posture
Example in sentence:
  • a column still vertical amid the ruins;
  • an erect stature;
  • erect flower stalks;
  • for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression;
  • he sat bolt upright

Nearby Words:

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