what does erect mean?
ERECT as VERB
- Meaning
- construct, build, or erect
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Hypernyms(s) erect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) erect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ERECT as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- of sexual organs
- stiff and rigid
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- upright in position or posture
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- 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
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