erecting
Putting something up
Erecting is the present participle of erect—building, constructing, or raising something upright.
Workers erect scaffolding, cities erect monuments, companies erect barriers to entry.
The word applies to both physical structures erecting a tent and abstract ones erecting legal defenses.
In physiological contexts, erecting refers to tissue becoming rigid with blood flow.
Temporary exterior work platform
- craneLifter or wader
- hoistRaise with tackle
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- frameworkUnderlying support system
foundation · blueprint · girder · beams · steelwork · concrete · bricklaying · masonry
Lift or increase
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- hoistRaise with tackle
- elevateTo raise upward
- upraiseTo lift upward
upend · mount · stand · straighten · position · assemble · install · put up
Vertical or morally sound
- perpendicularAt right angles
- plumbExactly vertical or true
- skywardToward the firmament
- toweringOf imposing height
lofty · standing · elevated · risen · tall · straight · aligned · level
Standing posture or viewpoint
- bearingPosture or orientation
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
stiffening · squaring · bracing · tensing · holding · maintaining · spine · shoulders
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
framework · foundation · blueprint · girder · beams · steelwork · concrete · bricklaying · masonry · carpentry
raise
Lift or increase
upraise · upend · mount · stand · straighten · position · assemble · install · put up · set up
upright
Vertical or morally sound
- perpendicularAt right angles
- plumbExactly vertical or true
- skywardToward the firmament
towering · lofty · standing · elevated · risen · tall · straight · aligned · level · true
stance
Standing posture or viewpoint
- bearingPosture or orientation
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
uprightness · stiffening · squaring · bracing · tensing · holding · maintaining · spine · shoulders · head
statues
Three-dimensional sculpted likenesses
- memorialsTributes to the departed
- obelisksTall tapering stone monuments
- columnsUpright structural shafts
pillars · monuments · tributes · dedications · plaques · markers · commemorating · unveiling · honoring · celebrating
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- camping geartent, sleeping bag, flashlight, backpack, sleeping pad
- setupsetting up, installation, assembling, installing, initialization
erectingdemolishing
Destroying a structure completely
dismantling · tearing down · razing · destroying · leveling
erectinglowering
Moving something downward
laying down · toppling · felling · dropping · bringing down
erectingremoving
Taking something out
taking down · abolishing · eliminating · dissolving · dismantling
- erectile dysfunctionInability to achieve rigidity
- erectile functionCapacity for penile rigidity