erect
adjective/ɪˈrekt/
/ɪˈrekt/
- (formal) in a straight position pointing upwards synonym straight
- Stand with your arms by your side and your head erect.
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2- Janice was standing perfectly erect.
- Keep your trunk erect throughout the exercise.
- She held her head erect as she walked proudly up to the platform.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- sit
- stand
- …
- very
- perfectly
- (of the penis or nipples) larger than usual, stiff and standing up because of sexual excitementOxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
- be
- become
- completely
- fully
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin erect- ‘set up’, from the verb erigere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + regere ‘to direct’.
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