erect

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   upright in position or posture

   an erect stature

2. 2
   adj

   Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

   Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia, Philadelphia is still erect—a column in a scene of ruins.

3. 3
   adj

   Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.

   The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation.

4. 4
   adj

   Having an erect penis or clitoris.

   OK, baby, I'm erect now. Let's get it on!

5. 5
   adj

   Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.

   But who is he, by years / Bowed, but erect in heart?

6. 6
   adj

   Directed upward; raised; uplifted.

   His piercing Eyes, erect, appear to vievv / Superior VVorlds, and look all Nature thro'.

7. 7
   adj

   Watchful; alert.

   vigilant and erect attention of mind

8. 8
   verb

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

   to erect a house or a fort

Etymology

From Middle English erect, a borrowing from Latin ērectus (“upright”), past participle of ērigō (“raise, set up”), from ē- (“out”) + regō (“to direct, keep straight, guide”).