erect

1. Upright in position or posture (synset 301238732)
   "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"
   tells us about: attitude, position, posture - the arrangement of the body and its limbs
   similar to:

   • erectile - capable of being raised to an upright position
   • fastigiate - having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)
   • orthostatic - pertaining to an upright standing posture
   • passant - in walking position with right foreleg raised
   • rampant, rearing - rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile
   • semi-climbing - of plants that are semi-climbers
   • semi-erect - of plants that are partly erect
   • semi-upright - of animals that are partly erect
   • standing - having a supporting base
   • stand-up - requiring a standing position
   • statant - standing on four feet
   • straight, unbent, unbowed - erect in posture
   same as: upright, vertical
2. Of sexual organs;
   Stiff and rigid (synset 301155095)
   referred to in: physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
   similar to: hard - resisting weight or pressure
   same as: tumid

1. Construct, build, or erect (synset 201665137)
   "Raise a barn"
   referred to in: building, construction - the act of constructing something
   is a type of: build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts
   same as: put up, raise, rear, set up
2. Cause to rise up (synset 201986880)
   is a type of: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position
   subtypes:

   • pitch, set up - erect and fasten
   • cock up, prick, prick up - raise
   same as: rear

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