ERECT


Meaning of ERECT in English

adj. & v.

--adj.

1. upright, vertical.

2 (of the penis, clitoris, or nipples) enlarged and rigid, esp. in sexual excitement.

3 (of hair) bristling, standing up from the skin.

--v.tr.

1. raise; set upright.

2 build.

3 establish (erect a theory).

Derivatives:

erectable adj. erectly adv. erectness n. erector n.

Etymology: ME f. L erigere erect- set up (as E-, regere direct)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.