erect

/ɪˈɹɛkt/ · adjective

Meaning

Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
(of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
(of a man) Having an erect penis
Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
Watchful; alert.
To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
To cause to stand up or out.
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
To cast or draw up (a figure of the heavens, horoscope etc.).

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