erect
adjective
- 1
Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
- 2
(of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
“The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation.”
- 3
(of a man) Having an erect penis
“OK, baby, I'm erect now. Let's get it on!”
- 4
Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
- 5
Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
- 6
Watchful; alert.
- 7
Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
Antonyms
verb
- 1
To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
“to erect a house or a fort”
- 2
To cause to stand up or out.
- 3
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
“to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.”
- 4
To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
- 5
To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
- 6
To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).
- 7
To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, etc.
- 8
To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.
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