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The correct spelling is erect.
How to pronounce erect
/ɪˈɹɛkt/
adjectiveIPA: /ɪˈɹɛkt/
Say it like: Ere-ct
The correct spelling is erect. Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards. For example: "The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation."
Usage Examples
“The penis should be fully erect before commencing copulation.”
“OK, baby, I'm erect now. Let's get it on!”
“to erect a house or a fort”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.
- 2.(of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
- 3.(of a man) Having an erect penis
- 4.Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.
- 5.Directed upward; raised; uplifted.
verb
- 1.To put up by the fitting together of materials or parts.
- 2.To cause to stand up or out.
- 3.To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise.
- 4.To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.
- 5.To animate; to encourage; to cheer.
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