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erect

(/I/'r/E/kt )

upright in position or posture(adj.all)

Example:
An erect stature.
Erect flower stalks.
For a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression.

Synonym:
upright, vertical
Antonym:
unerect

source: wordnet30
Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.(adjective)

source: webster1913

construct, build, or erect(verb.creation)

Synonym:
put up, raise, rear, set up
Antonym:
dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, take down, tear down

source: wordnet30
cause to rise up(verb.motion)

Synonym:
rear

source: wordnet30
To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc.(verb)

source: webster1913
To rise upright.(verb)

source: webster1913

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