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Meanings of erect in English

Portuguese
vertical
Catalan
erecte

Upright in position or posture.

      Related terms
      vertical
      Portuguese
      levantar
      Catalan
      erigir
      Spanish
      levantar

      Construct, build, or erect.

          levantar

          Of sexual organs; stiff and rigid.

                Related terms

                To place in vertical or quasi-vertical position, stable by the sole combined effect of gravity and support(s) reaction.

                      Usage of erect in English
                      1
                      The scales smooth; praeanal pores none; pupil elliptical, erect; hinder limbs short.
                      Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Weste...
                      2
                      Nat held himself rigidly erect; he was doing without his cane today.
                      Ladder of years: a novel
                      3
                      The horizontal position favors the retention of semen; the erect its expulsion.
                      The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; A Study in Hygiene
                      4
                      Countries now have better reason to erect gates around their financial systems.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      Keep the thumb erect; raise the first finger of the left hand.
                      Object Lessons on the Human Body / A Transcript of Lessons Given...
                      6
                      Among living animals, erect posture occurred only in warm-blooded mammals and birds.
                      Jurassic Park
                      7
                      Fear falls upon the earth and prays; courage stands erect and thinks.
                      Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I / Including His Answe...
                      8
                      Finally after another forty feet it was possible to stand erect again.
                      The Land of Painted Caves
                      9
                      The courtiers stood erect and uncovered at the end of the room.
                      Catherine De Medici
                      10
                      Two things stand erect in a State, the Law and the People.
                      The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
                      11
                      Her delicate flower-like face flushed; and the slight figure became proudly erect.
                      At the Mercy of Tiberius
                      12
                      Several of the poles were already erect, ready to receive the offenders.
                      Anno Dracula
                      13
                      Sergeant Major Lavaled is now standing erect at the position of attention.
                      Mass casualties: a young medic's true story of death, deception,...
                      14
                      It's even harder when the victims are erect, as Berkowitz apparently was.
                      Secret Sanction
                      15
                      Leaves erect, green; the stems and nerves washed or stained with rose-red.
                      The Field and Garden Vegetables of America / Containing Full Des...
                      16
                      The Princess caught a quick breath and sat erect in her chair.
                      The Fortunate Youth
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                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Less common
                      Ireland
                      Less common