"erect" meaning in English

See erect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈrɛkt/ Audio: en-ca-erect.oga [Canada] Forms: erect [positive], more erect [comparative], most erect [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An erect object (usually the erectile tissue of a penis) is rigid because of sexual stimulation.
    Sense id: simple-erect-en-adj-ULWJ0o70
  2. Something that is erect is upright or vertical.
    Sense id: simple-erect-en-adj-gYBX0Hlp

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈrɛkt/ Audio: en-ca-erect.oga [Canada] Forms: erect [canonical], erects [third-person, singular], erected [past], erected [past, participle], erecting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you erect something, you put it upright.
    Sense id: simple-erect-en-verb-~TH4HnGX
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          "text": "The building was erect."
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