About The Word Flex

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Flex

Flex Meaning & Definition
Flex Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flex?

[n] the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"
[v] form a curve; "The stick does not bend"; "Bend your knees"
[v] contract; "flex a muscle"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Flex: bend

Related Terms | Find terms related to Flex: arch | bend | bend back | bending | bow | bowing | cable | conflexure | contract | cord | crook | curl | curve | decurve | deflect | deflection | dome | embow | exercise | extension | flection | flexure | geanticline | geosyncline | give | hairpin turn | hook | hump | hunch | incurvate | incurve | inflect | inflection | lead | loop | meander | oxbow | recurve | reflect | reflection | reflex | retroflex | round | sag | S-curve | stretch | swag | sweep | tense | tighten | turn | turning | vault | wind | wire

See Also | angle | arc | arch | bow | change form | change shape | contract | cower | crawl | creep | cringe | crook | crouch | curl | curl up | curve | deform | double | double over | double up | draw in | fawn | flexion | flexure | grovel | incurvate | lean | replicate | retroflex | shrink | slant | stoop | tilt | tip

Flex In Webster's Dictionary

\Flex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flexing}.] [L. flexus, p. p. of flectere to bend, perh. flectere and akin to falx sickle, E. falchion. Cf. {Flinch}.] To bend; as, to flex the arm.
\Flex\, n. Flax. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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