erect

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1. 1.Directed upward; raised; uplifted. His piercing eyes, erect, appear to view Superior worlds, and look all nature through. Pope.
2. 2.Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed. But who is he, by years Bowed, but erect in heart Keble.
3. 3.Watchful; alert. Vigilant and erect attention of mind. Hooker.
4. 4.(Bot.) Standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached.
5. 5.(Her.) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc.
6. 6.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.
7. 7.To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine.
8. 8.To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify. That didst his state above his hopes erect. Daniel. I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. Dryden.
9. 9.To animate; to encourage; to cheer. It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. Barrow.
10. 10.To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. "To erect conclusions." Sir T. Browne. "Malebranche erects this proposition." Locke.
11. 11.To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. "To erect a new commonwealth." Hooker. Erecting shop (Mach.), a place where large machines, as engines, are put together and adjusted.
12. 12.To rise upright. [Obs.] By wet, stalks do erect. Bacon.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is erect.

• What is directed upward; raised; uplifted. His piercing eyes, erect, appear to view Superior worlds, and look all nature through. Pope called?
• What is bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed. But who is he, by years Bowed, but erect in heart Keble called?
• What is watchful; alert. Vigilant and erect attention of mind. Hooker called?
• What is standing upright, with reference to the earth's surface, or to the surface to which it is attached called?
• What is elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents, etc called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine called?
• What is to lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify. That didst his state above his hopes erect. Daniel. I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a judge. Dryden called?
• What is to animate; to encourage; to cheer. It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a loving complaisance. Barrow called?
• What is to set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or the like. "To erect conclusions." Sir T. Browne. "Malebranche erects this proposition." Locke called?
• What is to set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute. "To erect a new commonwealth." Hooker. Erecting shop (Mach.), a place where large machines, as engines, are put together and adjusted called?
• What is to rise upright. [Obs.] By wet, stalks do erect. Bacon called?