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Meanings of erect in English
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.
2
Nat held himself rigidly erect; he was doing without his cane today.
3
The horizontal position favors the retention of semen; the erect its expulsion.
4
Countries now have better reason to erect gates around their financial systems.
5
Keep the thumb erect; raise the first finger of the left hand.
6
Among living animals, erect posture occurred only in warm-blooded mammals and birds.
7
Fear falls upon the earth and prays; courage stands erect and thinks.
8
Finally after another forty feet it was possible to stand erect again.
9
The courtiers stood erect and uncovered at the end of the room.
10
Two things stand erect in a State, the Law and the People.
11
Her delicate flower-like face flushed; and the slight figure became proudly erect.
12
Several of the poles were already erect, ready to receive the offenders.
13
Sergeant Major Lavaled is now standing erect at the position of attention.
14
It's even harder when the victims are erect, as Berkowitz apparently was.
15
Leaves erect, green; the stems and nerves washed or stained with rose-red.
16
The Princess caught a quick breath and sat erect in her chair.
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Erect across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common