Definitions for erect
ɪˈrɛkterect

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. erect, vertical, uprightadjective

   upright in position or posture

   "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"

2. tumid, erectverb

   of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

3. raise, erect, rear, set up, put upverb

   construct, build, or erect

   "Raise a barn"

4. rear, erectverb

   cause to rise up

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. erectverb

   To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.

2. erectverb

   To cause to stand up or out.

3. erectadjective

   Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

4. erectadjective

   Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly.

5. Etymology: From Latin erectus upright, past participle of erigere raise or set up from e- up + regere to direct, keep straight, guide.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Erectadjective

   Etymology: erectus, Latin.

   1. Upright; not leaning; not prone.

   Birds, far from proneness, are almost erect; advancing the head and breast in progression, only prone in volitation. Brown.

   Basil tells us, that the serpent went erect like man. Brown.

   2. Directed upwards.

   Vain were vows,
   And plaints, and suppliant hands, to heav’n erect. Phillips.

   3. Bold; confident; unshaken.

   Let no vain fear thy gen’rous ardour tame;
   But stand erect, and sound as loud as fame. George Granville.

   4. Vigorous; not depressed.

   That vigilant and erect attention of mind, which in prayer is very necessary, is wasted or dulled. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 33.

2. To ERECTverb

   Etymology: erectus, Latin.

   1. To raise in a strait line; to place perpendicularly to the horizon.2. To Erect a Perpendicular. To cross one line by another at right angles.3. To raise; to build.

   Happier walls expect,
   Which, wand’ring long, at last thou shalt erect. John Dryden, Virg.

   There are many monuments erected to benefactors to the republick. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

   4. To establish anew; to settle.

   Great difference there is between their proceedings, who erect a new commonwealth which is to have neither regiment nor religion the same that was, and theirs who only reform a decayed estate. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 17.

   He suffers seventy-two distinct nations to be erected out of the first monarchy, under distinct governours. Walter Raleigh.

   5. To elevate; to exalt.

   I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. John Dryden, Fables, Preface.

   I am far from pretending infallibility: that would be to erect myself into an apostle. John Locke, on St. Paul’s Epistles.

   6. To raise consequences from premises.

   Men being too hasty to erect to themselves general notions and ill-grounded theories, find themselves deceived in their stock of knowledge. John Locke.

   Malebranche erects this proposition, of seeing all things in God, upon their ruin. John Locke.

   7. To animate; not to depress; to encourage.

   Why should not hope
   As much erect our thoughts, as fear deject them: John Denham.

3. To Erectverb

   To rise upright.

   The trefoil against rain swelleth in the stalk, and so standeth more upright; for by wet stalks do erect, and leaves bow down. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 827.

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1. erect

   Erect refers to a state or position of being upright or vertical. It can be used to describe something physically standing straight up, like an erect building or body posture, or metaphorically, like an erect opinion or determination. It also refers to the action of constructing or building something. In a biological context, it can be used to describe certain body parts that are firm due to sexual arousal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Erectadjective

   upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect

2. Erectadjective

   directed upward; raised; uplifted

3. Erectadjective

   bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed

4. Erectadjective

   watchful; alert

5. Erectadjective

   standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached

6. Erectadjective

   elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc

7. Erectverb

   to raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc

8. Erectverb

   to raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine

9. Erectverb

   to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify

10. Erectverb

    to animate; to encourage; to cheer

11. Erectverb

    to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like

12. Erectverb

    to set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute

13. Erectverb

    to rise upright

14. Etymology: [L. erectus, p. p. of erigere to erect; e out + regere to lead straight. See Right, and cf. Alert.]

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1. Erect

   Erect, North Carolina is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States, and part of the Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. Erect is located on NC 42, seven miles east of the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, and two miles west of Coleridge. Erect was founded in the 18th century by German and English settlers, along with the nearby communities of Steeds, Sophia, Whynot, Hemp, and Lonely. Many of these settlers were known for their pottery-making skills. The 15-square mile region surrounding the town of Seagrove, twelve miles to the southeast, is known as the "Pottery Capital of North Carolina." Erect is located in the vicinity of the "North Carolina Pottery Highway", a collection of approximately 100 potteries and galleries along NC 705 in Randolph and Moore counties. Goss Lake, Goss Lake Dam, and the Lambert Mill Dam are located in the Erect quad.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Erect

   e-rekt′, v.t. to set upright: to raise: to build: to exalt: to establish.—adj. upright: directed upward.—adj. Erect′ed.—ns. Erect′er, Erect′or, one who, or that which, erects or raises: a muscle which assists in erecting a part or an organ: an attachment to a compound microscope for making the image erect instead of inverted.—adj. Erect′ile, that may be erected.—ns. Erectil′ity, quality of being erectile; Erec′tion, act of erecting: state of being erected: exaltation: anything erected: a building of any kind.—adj. Erect′ive, tending to erect.—adv. Erect′ly.—n. Erect′ness. [L. erectus, erigĕre, to set upright—e, out, regĕre, to direct.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Erect

   standing upright; not necessarily perpendicular.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'erect' in Verbs Frequency: #863

Anagrams for erect »

1. Crete

2. terce

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of erect in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of erect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of erect in a Sentence

1. George Washington Carver:

   I hold before you my hand with each finger standing erect and alone, and as long as they are held thus, not one of the tasks that the hand may preform can be accomplished. I cannot lift. I cannot grasp. I cannot hold. I cannot even make an intelligible sign until my fingers organize and work together. In this we should also learn a lesson.

2. Emily Brontë:

   Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.

3. Remy de Gourmont:

   The whole effort of a sincere man is to erect his personal impressions into laws.

4. Ken Gross:

   For a lot of people who aren't enthusiasts, it's not particularly important who designed the car, i don't know that anyone is going to erect a statue to Harley Earl, but I think it's important that he's remembered. There really isn't anybody today in the design industry that has the impact and the clout, the presence and the profile that Harley Earl had in his day. ... But Harley had a unique set of circumstances. He was The Man.

5. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

   What I want to see before I die is a monument representing the Negro, not couchant on his knees like a four-footed animal, but erect on his feet like a man.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=erect
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Erect
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=erect
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erect
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=erect
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=erect
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=erect