直 — meaning in English

English meaning

• erect adjective Standing straight up; upright rather than leaning or bent over.
• straight adjective Extending in one direction without bending or curving.

Senses

直 is used for these senses in English:

• erect (of body parts) Rigid, firm; standing out perpendicularly, especially as the result of stimulation.
• straight Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. [from 14th c.]

erect — full definition

1. adjective Standing straight up; upright rather than leaning or bent over.
2. adjective Of a penis or clitoris: stiff and swollen with blood, as a result of sexual arousal.
3. verb To build or put up (a structure), typically by fitting the parts together.
4. verb To set something upright, or establish something such as an organization or system.

straight — full definition

1. adjective Extending in one direction without bending or curving.
2. adjective Honest, direct, and free of trickery.
3. adjective Heterosexual.
4. adjective Following one after another without a break; consecutive.
5. adverb Directly, without any detour or delay.

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