Definition of 'erect'

Verb

1. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
      Synonyms: raise rear set up put up
      Antonyms: level raze rase dismantle tear down take down pull down
2. cause to rise up
      Synonyms: rear

Adjective

1. 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"
      Synonyms: vertical upright
      Antonyms: unerect

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