Standard Lemma guide

porrect

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /pəˈɹɛkt/
  • General-American: /pɔˈɹɛkt/
  • UK: /pəˈɹɛkt/
  • UK: /pɒˈɹɛkt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

stretched out or forward

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, entomology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The palpi of moths in the genus Thumatha are porrect and slender.

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To stretch out or forward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To proffer (a document) for inspection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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History

Etymology

From Latin porrectus, past participle of porrigō (“stretch out”).