The meaning of ERECT is vertical in position; also : not spread out or decumbent. How to use erect in a sentence.

ERECT definition: upright in position or posture. See examples of erect used in a sentence.

erect adjective (VERTICAL) in a straight vertical position, or standing up or out from a surface or body: erect posture (Definition of erect from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

Dec 2, 2025 · erect (third-person singular simple present erects, present participle erecting, simple past and past participle erected) (transitive) To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.

If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it.

An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged.

Definition of erect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an erect leaf or ovule. Heraldry (of a charge) represented palewise: a sword erect. (of an animal or part of an animal) represented upright: a boar's head erect. …

ERECT meaning: 1 : straight up and down; 2 : in a state of erection because of sexual excitement swollen and stiff

1. Being in a vertical, upright position: an erect lily stalk; an erect posture. 2. Being in a stiff, rigid physiological condition, especially as the result of sexual stimulation.