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FLEX
flex
(noun) the act of flexing; “he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies”
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn
(verb) cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; “bend the rod”; “twist the dough into a braid”; “the strong man could turn an iron bar”
flex, bend
(verb) bend a joint; “flex your wrists”; “bend your knees”
bend, flex
(verb) form a curve; “The stick does not bend”
flex
(verb) contract; “flex a muscle”
flex
(verb) exhibit the strength of; “The victorious army flexes its invincibility”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flex (countable and uncountable, plural flexes)
(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
(countable) The or an act of flexing.
(uncountable, chiefly, British) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
(countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
(countable, slang) The act of flaunting something; something one considers impressive.
Verb
flex (third-person singular simple present flexes, present participle flexing, simple past and past participle flexed)
(transitive) To bend something.
(transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
(transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
(intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
(intransitive, slang, by extension) To flaunt one's superiority.
Anagrams
• XFEL
Source: Wiktionary
Flex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flexing.] Etym: [L. flexus, p.p. of flectere to bend, perh. flectere and akin to falx sickle, E. falchion. Cf. Flinch.]
Definition: To bend; as, to flex the arm.
Flex, n.
Definition: Flax. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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