1. (

• erecting ,
• erection

) the act of building or putting up ;

1. (

• raise ,
• erect ,
• rear ,
• set_up ,
• put_up

) construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn" ;

2. (

• rear ,
• erect

) cause to rise up ;

1. (

• erect ,
• vertical ,
• upright ,

) upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" ;

2. (

• tumid ,
• erect

) of sexual organs; stiff and rigid ;