"erect" in the verb sense
1. raise, erect, rear, set up, put up
construct, build, or erect
"Raise a barn"
2. rear, erect
cause to rise up
"erect" in the adjective sense
1. erect, vertical, upright
upright in position or posture
"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"
2. tumid, erect
of sexual organs stiff and rigid
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