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be erect

VERB

rise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climb grow lift move up push up rocket soar surge

STRONG

arise arouse aspire awake levitate mount rouse scale sprout surface surmount tower up

WEAK

be located be situated blast off bob up come up get out of bed get steeper get to one's feet go uphill have foundation pile out reach up rise and shine rise up roll out sit up slope upwards stand up straighten up sweep upward turn out upspring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

descend

STRONG

calm drop fall lull sleep

WEAK

comply cooperate decline decrease give in go along lessen lower recede regress slump

VERB

stand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erect locate place put rank rise set settle

STRONG

dispose mount poise position

WEAK

be on feet be vertical jump up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart disorder displace leave lose move remove

STRONG

drop fall

WEAK

lay lie refuse reject sit veto

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So yeah, that femme performance is so defining of how to hold yourself, to be erect because matriarchs are the oaks of families.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

Stamens, as regards their direction, may be erect, turned inwards, outwards, or to one side.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

She had placed a pillow behind her, so that her back might be erect; but her neck was fixed as that of one in a cataleptic trance.

From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Stoker, Bram

The shoulders should be square, and the body should be erect upon the hips.

From Frank's Campaign, or, Farm and Camp by Alger, Horatio

The body should be erect, the chest thrown out, the head and shoulders held back, and the stride long and elastic.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

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