ERECT as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • construct, build, or erect
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Raise a barn
    Hypernyms(s) erect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause to rise up
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) erect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

ERECT as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • of sexual organs
    • stiff and rigid
    Synonym(s) Similar To
  2. Meaning
    • upright in position or posture
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Antonym(s) Similar To Attribute(s)