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1. (n.) erection
the act of erecting.
2. erection
the state of being erected.
3. erection
something erected.
4. erection
a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. the penis.
5. erection
an instance of this or a part or tissue in this state.
Etymology: (1495–1505; < LL)
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| Definition of 'erection' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) erection, hard-on
an erect penis
2. (noun) erection
a structure that has been erected
3. (noun) erecting, erection
the act of building or putting up
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| Definition of 'erection' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) erection
the act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage
2. (noun) erection
the state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes
3. (noun) erection
state of being stretched to stiffness; tension
4. (noun) erection
anything erected; a building of any kind
5. (noun) erection
the state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue
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Sense: to set upright (a mast etc).
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Afrikaans: opgerig |
Arabic: تَشْييد، إقامَه، إنْتِصاب |
Bulgarian: издигане |
Brazilian: ereção |
Czech: budova, stavba |
German: die Errichtung |
Danish: erektion; rejsning |
Greek: ανέγερση |
Spanish: erección |
Estonian: püstitamine |
Farsi: احداث؛ بلند شدگی |
Finnish: erektio |
French: construction |
Hebrew: זִקְפָּה |
Hindi: स्थापना, निर्माण |
Croatian: podizanje, uspravljanje, |
Hungarian: felállítás |
Indonesian: pembangunan |
Icelandic: bygging, stinning (getnað |
Italian: costruzione, erezione |
Japanese: 直立 |
Korean: 직립 |
Lithuanian: statymas, pastatas |
Latvian: uzcelšana; uzbūvēšana; uz |
Malay: penegakan |
Dutch: erectie, gebouw |
Norwegian: oppførelse, reising, mont |
Polish: erekcja, wzniesienie |
Persian: احداث؛ بلند شدگی |
Pashto: ودانې، درونه |
Portuguese: erecção |
Romanian: ridicare |
Russian: сооружение; выпрямление |
Slovak: stavba |
Slovenian: postavitev |
Serbian: podizanje |
Swedish: uppresande, erektion |
Thai: การตั้งตรง; การสร้าง |
Turkish: dikme, yapma, dikilme, ka |
Taiwanese: 直立,設立 |
Ukrainian: випрямляння; споруджуванн |
Urdu: حالت نعوظ |
Vietnamese: sự dựng lên |
Chinese: 直立,设立,勃起 |
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