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erect

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \i-ˈrekt\
    • /ɪˈrekt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \i-ˈrekt\

Definitions of erect word

  • noun erect Rigidly upright or straight. 1
  • adjective erect upright, vertical 1
  • adjective erect penis: stiff 1
  • adjective erect nipples: hard 1
  • transitive verb erect building: construct 1
  • transitive verb erect structure: put up 1
See all 45 definitions of erect

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Parts of speech for Erect

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Erect

erect popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for erect

verb erect

  • raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
  • build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
  • construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
  • assemble — When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
  • put up — planned beforehand in a secret or crafty manner: a put-up job.

adjective erect

  • straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • upright — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
  • vertical — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
  • rigid — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
  • stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
All 59 Synonyms of erect

Antonyms for erect

verb erect

  • conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • demolish — To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.

adjective erect

  • prone — having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger.
  • lowered — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • prostrate — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
All 26 Antonyms of erect

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