To place in vertical or quasi-vertical position, stable by the sole combined effect of gravity and support(s) reaction.
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Examples for "erect"
Examples for "erect"
1The scales smooth; praeanal pores none; pupil elliptical, erect; hinder limbs short.
2Nat held himself rigidly erect; he was doing without his cane today.
3The horizontal position favors the retention of semen; the erect its expulsion.
4Countries now have better reason to erect gates around their financial systems.
5Keep the thumb erect; raise the first finger of the left hand.