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- DictionaryE·rect/əˈrek(t)/
adjective
- 1. rigidly upright or straight: "she stood erect with her arms by her sides"
verb
- 1. construct (a building, wall, or other upright structure): "the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century"
to build a building, wall, or other structure: The war memorial was erected in 1950. The soldiers had erected barricades to protect themselves. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to build something. build The house was built in the 1950s. construct The company wants to construct a 175-mile pipeline.
Definitions of erect. adjective. upright in position or posture. “an erect stature” “ erect flower stalks” “for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression” synonyms: upright, vertical. erectile. capable of being raised to an upright position. fastigiate. having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column) orthostatic.
4 days ago · 1. verb. If people erect something such as a building, bridge, or barrier, they build it or create it. [formal] Opposition demonstrators have erected barricades in roads leading to the parliament building. [VERB noun] The building was erected in 1900–1901. [be VERB -ed] We all unconsciously erect barriers against intimacy. [VERB noun]
adj. 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. tr.v. e·rect·ed, e·rect·ing, e·rects. 1. To construct by assembling: erect a skyscraper. 2. To raise to a rigid or upright condition. 3.
erect something to create or establish something. to erect trade barriers. See erect in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See erect in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English. Check pronunciation: erect. Definition of erect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences ...
verb [ T ] formal uk / ɪˈrekt / us. to build or put up a structure: When was this building erected? The police erected barriers across the road. (Definition of erect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of erect. in Chinese (Traditional) 建造, 建立, 使豎直… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 建造, 建立, 使竖直…
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Construction erect1 verb [ transitive] 1 formal to build something such as a building or wall an imposing town hall, erected in 1892 Police have erected barriers across the main roads into the town. 2 to fix all the pieces of something together, and put it in an upright position...
