erect

About 4.90 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
2. adjective Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.

   The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation.

3. adjective Having an erect penis or clitoris.

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

4. adjective Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
5. adjective Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
6. adjective Watchful; alert.
7. adjective Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
8. verb To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.

   to erect a house or a fort

Similar words

erectile tumid rear upright standing rearing hard stand-up put up raise

Often followed by

a and the in position posture or on an

Word family

erectable erected erecting erectly erectness erectnesses erects