1. Construct, build
   "erect a barn";
   - raise, rear, set up, put up
    
2. Cause to rise up
   "They erected a flagpole in the town square";
   - rear

1. Not sloping in position or posture; positioned vertically
   "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression";
   - vertical, upright
    
2. (physiology) of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
   "The erect tissue indicated increased blood flow";
   - tumid

Derived forms: erected, erects, erecting

See also: attitude, erectile, fastigiate, hard, orthostatic, passant, position, posture, rampant, semi-climbing, semi-erect, semi-upright, standing, stand-up, statant, straight, unbent, unbowed

Type of: bring up, build, construct, elevate, get up, lift, make, raise

Antonym: unerect

Encyclopedia: Erect, North Carolina