flex
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin flexus, past participle of flecto (“to bend”).
Pronunciation
Noun
flex (countable and uncountable, plural flexes)
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable) The act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly British) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
Translations
flexibility
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the act of flexing
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insulated electrical wiring
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Verb
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- To bend something.
- To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- 1994, Elise Title, Body Heat, page 189:
- He rubbed his hands together. "Believe it or not, there was a time when I considered giving acting a go. What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps. "Would I have had a chance against the Schwarzeneggers and the Chuck Norris types?"
- (slang, by extension) To flaunt one's superiority.
Translations
to bend something
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to repeatedly bend one's joints
to move part of the body using one's muscles
to tighten one's muscles
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