erect (redirected from erected)

e·rect  (-rkt)

adj.

1. Being in a vertical, upright position: an erect lily stalk; an erect posture.

2. Being in a stiff, rigid physiological condition.

3. Archaic Wide-awake; alert.

tr.v. e·rect·ed, e·rect·ing, e·rects

1. To construct by assembling: erect a skyscraper.

2. To raise to a rigid or upright condition.

3. To fix in an upright position.

4. To set up; establish: erect a dynasty.

5. Mathematics To construct (a perpendicular, for example) from or on a given base.

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[Middle English, from Latin rctus, past participle of rigere, to set up : -, ex-, ex- + regere, to guide; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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e·recta·ble adj.

e·rectly adv.

e·rectness n.

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erect

Verb

1. to build

2. to raise to an upright position

3. to found or form: the caricature of socialism erected by Lenin

Adjective

1. upright in posture or position

2. Physiol (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) firm or rigid after swelling with blood, esp. as a result of sexual excitement [Latin erigere to set up]

erection n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	erect - construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" put up, set up, rear, raise construction, building - the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
	2.	erect - cause to rise up rear pitch, set up - erect and fasten; "pitch a tent" lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" cock up, prick up, prick - raise; "The dog pricked up his ears"
Adj.	1.	erect - 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" upright, vertical unerect - not upright in position or posture
	2.	erect - of sexual organs; stiff and rigid     tumid physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms hard - resisting weight or pressure

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erect

adjective 1. upright, raised, straight, standing, stiff, firm, rigid, vertical, elevated, perpendicular, pricked-up << OPPOSITE bent

verb 2. build, raise, set up, lift, pitch, mount, stand up, rear, construct, put up, assemble, put together, elevate << OPPOSITE demolish

verb 3. found, establish, form, create, set up, institute, organize, put up, initiate

Translations

erect [ɪˈrɛkt] adj → erguido

vt → erigir, levantar (= assemble); montar

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erect [ɪˈrɛkt] adj → droit(e)

vt → construire [+ monument]; ériger, élever [+ tent etc]; dresser

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erect [ɪˈrɛkt] adj → aufrecht;

(tail) → hoch erhoben;

(ears) → gespitzt

vt → bauen;

(assemble) → aufstellen

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erect [ɪˈrɛkt] adj → eretto/a

vt → costruire [+ monument, tent]; alzare

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erect

adj erect [iˈrekt]

upright He held his head erect. regop مُنْتَصِب، قائِم изправен vztyčený ret; oprejst aufrecht όρθιος, στητός erecto, erguido püstine سیخ؛ راست pysty droit זָקוּף बनाना, खडा़ करना podignut, uzdignut egyenes(en álló) tegak, lurus uppréttur eretto まっすぐな 곧추 선 tiesus, stačias vertikāls; taisns tegak rechtop oppreist, stående, rank podniesiony erecto drept прямой vztýčený pokonci uspravno upprätt, rak ซึ่งตั้งตรง dik 堅立的 прямий, вертикальний سیدھا کھڑا ہوا ، عمودی thẳng đứng 坚立的

v

1 to set up; to put up or to build They erected a statue in his memory; They plan to erect an office block there. oprig يُقيمُ ، يَنْصُبُ издигам vybudovat, postavit rejse; opføre; bygge errichten στήνω, ανεγείρω erigir püstitama بنا کردن؛ برپا کردن pystyttää dresser, ériger לִזקוֹף बनाना, खडा़ करना podići (fel)állít, felépít mendirikan koma upp; reisa; byggja erigere, costruire 建てる 건설하다 (pa)statyti uzcelt; uzbūvēt mendirikan oprichten sette opp, føre opp, reise wznieść erguer a ridica воздвигать vybudovať postaviti podići resa, uppföra, bygga [] สร้าง dikmek 建立 споруджувати; зводити تعمیر کرنا dựng nên 建立

2 to set upright (a mast etc). ongeboë يَرِفَعُ изправям vztyčit rejse aufstellen υψώνω erguir püsti ajama ایستاندن؛ بر افراشتن pystyttää dresser לִזקוֹף खड़ा करना, सीधा करना uspraviti felállít menegakkan reisa innalzare 立てる 똑바로 세우다 (pa)statyti uzsliet menegakkan oprichten reise, sette i opprettstående stilling postawić erguer a ridica выпрямлять vztýčiť postaviti uspraviti resa [], ställa upprätt ทำให้ตั้งขึ้น dikine koymak, dik duruma getirmek 堅立 випрямляти اٹھانا dựng đứng thẳng 坚立

n eˈrection [-ʃən]

opgerig تَشْييد، إقامَه، إنْتِصاب издигане budova, stavba erektion; rejsning die Errichtung ανέγερση erección püstitamine احداث؛ بلند شدگی pystyttäminen construction זִקְפָּה स्थापना, निर्माण podizanje, uspravljanje, erekcija felállítás pembangunan bygging, stinning (getnaðarlims) costruzione, erezione 直立 건설, 직립 상태 statymas, pastatas uzcelšana; uzbūvēšana; uzsliešana penegakan erectie, gebouw oppførelse, reising, montering; reisning, ereksjon erekcja, wzniesienie erecção ridicare сооружение; выпрямление stavba postavitev podizanje uppresande, erektion การตั้งตรง; การสร้าง dikme, yapma, dikilme, kalkma 直立，設立 випрямляння; споруджування حالت نعوظ sự dựng lên 直立，设立，勃起

adv eˈrectly

oprigting بانْتِصاب изправен vzpřímeně med rank holdning; ret op og ned aufrecht όρθια erguidamente püsti بطور راست pystyasennossa (tout) droit בִּזקִיפוּת खड़ा करते हुए uspravljeno, uzdignuto kiegyenesedve secara tegak, lurus (alveg) upprétt diritto まっすぐに 똑바로 tiesiai, stačiai vertikāli; taisni dengan tegak rechtop med rank holdning, rett opp og ned prosto aprumadamente drept прямо vzpriamene zravnano uspravno upprätt, rakt อย่างตั้งตรง dik, dimdik 直立地 прямо; вертикально عمودی حالت میں thẳng đứng 直立地

n eˈrectness

opgerigtheid إنْتِصاب изправено положение vzpřímenost rankhed; oprejsthed die aufrechte Haltung ανύψωση erección püstiasend راستی؛ استواری pystyasento, suoruus attitude droite זְקִיפוּת खड़ापन, सीधापन uspravnost egyenes tartás sikap tegak það að vera teinréttur posizione eretta 直立 직립 tiesumas, statumas taisnums ketegakan rechte houding rankhet, det som står rett opp og ned stan wyprostowania aprumo poziţie verticală прямота vzpriamenosť pokončnost uspravljenost upprätt ställning การตั้งตรง diklik, dikleşme 堅立的性質或狀態 чесність; вертикальність نعوظ کی حالت sự thẳng đứng 坚立的性质或状态