Definition of erect

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Erect (a.) Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect..

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Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame..
Erecting :: Erecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Erec.
Stand :: Stand (n.) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel, etc..
Perk :: Perk (v. t.) To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up one's head..
Spitzenburgh :: Spitz dog () A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white; -- called also Pomeranian dog, and louploup..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
Horrent :: Horrent (a.) Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling..
Trophy :: Trophy (n.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
Erectness :: Erectness (n.) Uprightness of posture or form.
Zati :: Zati (n.) A species of macaque (Macacus pileatus) native of India and Ceylon. It has a crown of long erect hair, and tuft of radiating hairs on the back of the head. Called also capped macaque..
Bristle :: Bristle (v. i.) To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing, thick and erect, like bristles..
Tenement :: Tenement (n.) A dwelling house; a building for a habitation; also, an apartment, or suite of rooms, in a building, used by one family; often, a house erected to be rented..
Erect :: Erect (a.) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc..
Squirrel :: Squirrel (v. i.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridae. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows..
Chordee :: Chordee (n.) A painful erection of the penis, usually with downward curvature, occurring in gonorrhea..
Structure :: Structure (n.) The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect, etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith..
Gravestone :: Gravestone (n.) A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone..
Rear :: Rear (v. i.) To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect..
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