Erect (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. upright in position or posture: to stand or sit erect.
  2. raised or directed upward: a dog with ears erect.
  3. vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: an erect stem;an erect leaf or ovule.
  4. Heraldry.
    • (of a charge) represented vertically, following the line of a pale: a sword erect.
    • (of an animal or part of an animal) represented upright: a boar's head erect.
  5. (of an image) having the same position as the object; not inverted.
verb (used with object)
  1. to build; construct; raise: to erect a house.
  2. to raise and set in an upright or vertical position: to erect a telegraph pole.
  3. to set up or establish, as an institution; found.
  4. to bring about; cause to come into existence: to erect barriers to progress.
  5. to draw or construct (a line or figure) upon a given line, base, or the like.
  6. to form or create legally (usually followed by into): to erect a territory into a state.
  7. to change (an inverted image) to the normal position.
  8. to assemble; make ready for use.
verb (used without object)
  1. to become erect; stand up or out.
adjective
  1. upright in posture or position; not bent or leaning
  2. (of an optical image) having the same orientation as the object; not inverted
  3. (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp as a result of sexual excitement
  4. (of plant parts) growing vertically or at right angles to the parts from which they arise
verb (mainly tr)
  1. to put up; construct; build
  2. to raise to an upright position; lift up
  3. to found or form; set up
  4. to become or cause to become firm or rigid by filling with blood
  5. to hold up as an ideal; exalt
  6. to change (an inverted image) to an upright position
  7. to draw or construct (a line, figure, etc) on a given line or figure, esp at right angles to it
Erect (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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