erect
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(satellite adjective) (physiology) of sexual organs; stiff and rigid |
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Synonyms: tumid |
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(adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: upright, vertical |
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Antonyms: unerect |
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(verb) construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" |
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Synonyms: put up, raise, rear, set up |
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Related Words: build, construct, make |
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(verb) cause to rise up |
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Synonyms: rear |
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Related Words: bring up, cock up, elevate, get up, lift, pitch, prick, prick up, raise, set up |
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