flex

flex

 (flĕks)

v. flexed, flex·ing, flex·es

v.tr.

1. To bend (something pliant or elastic).

2.

a. To bend (a joint).

b. To bend (a joint) repeatedly.

3.

a. To contract (a muscle, for example).

b. To move by muscular control: "Sandy flexes his brow characteristically" (Scott Turow).

4. To exhibit or show off the strength of: "They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility" (Howard Kaplan).

v.intr.

To bend: "His hands flexed nervously as he spoke" (Mary McCarthy).

n.

1. Chiefly British Flexible insulated electric cord.

2. The act or an instance of flexing; a bending.

3. Flexibility: a schedule with a lot of flex.

Idiom:

flex (one's) muscles Informal

To exhibit or show off one's strength.

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[Latin flectere, flex-, to bend.]

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flex

(flɛks)

n

1. (Electrical Engineering) Brit a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains. US and Canadian name: cord

2. informal flexibility or pliability

vb

3. to bend or be bent: he flexed his arm; his arm flexed.

4. (Physiology) to contract (a muscle) or (of a muscle) to contract

5. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (intr) to work according to flexitime

6. to test or display (one's authority or strength)

[C16: from Latin flexus bent, winding, from flectere to bend, bow]

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flex¹

(flɛks)

v.t.

1. to bend, as a part of the body.

2. to tighten (a muscle) by contraction.

v.i.

3. to bend.

n.

4. the act of flexing.

[1515–25; (adj.) < Latin flexus, past participle of flectere to bend]

flex²

(flɛks)

adj.

1. flexible.

n.

2. Brit. a flexible electric cord.

[1900–05; by shortening]

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flex

Past participle: flexed
Gerund: flexing

Imperative

flex

flex

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flex - the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies" flexion, flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
Verb	1.	flex - contract; "flex a muscle" shrink, contract - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
	2.	flex - exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility" flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank, flash - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
	3.	flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend" bend change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form crook, curve - bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply" arc, arch, curve - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" incurvate - bend inwards; "The body incurvates a little at the back" replicate, retroflex - bend or turn backward lean, tilt, angle, slant, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister" crouch, stoop, bend, bow - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse" double over, double up, double - bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently" fawn, grovel, cower, cringe, crawl, creep - show submission or fear curl up, curl, draw in - shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
	4.	flex - bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" bend move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	5.	flex - 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" twist, bend, deform, turn change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form dent, indent - make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car" incurvate - cause to curve inward; "gravity incurvates the rays" gnarl - twist into a state of deformity; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" crank - bend into the shape of a crank convolute, convolve - curl, wind, or twist together

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flex

verb bend, contract, stretch, angle, curve, tighten, crook, move He slowly flexed his muscles.

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Translations

سِلْك كَهْرُبائي مَعْزولسِلْكٌ كَهْرَبَائِيّ مَعْزُوليَثْني، يَلْوي

šňůranapnoutohýbat

ledningrørebevæge

biegenKabelknickenlassenMuskeln

εύκαμπτο καλώδιο πρίζαςκαλώδιο

cablecable eléctricotensar

joustavuusjoustosähköjohtotaivuttaavenytellä

banderfilfil électriquefléchir

vodič

vasalózsinór

beygjaeinangruî raftaug

fletterepiegarecontrarrecordoncinofilo flessibile

電気コード

전선

laisvas darbo grafikaslankstumaslankstus laidaslankstytipa

izlocītizvingrinātliektsaliektvads

samentrekkensnoer

ledningspenne

giętki przewód izolowany

cabo eléctrico flexívelcabo elétrico flexível

гибкий провод

ohýbať

priključna vrvicažica

sladd

สายไฟ

bükmekkablokordon

dây mềm

电线屈曲弯曲

flex

[fleks]

A. N (Brit) [of lamp, telephone] → cable m, cordón m

B. VT [+ arms, knees] → flexionar, doblar
to flex one's muscles (in exercises) → hacer ejercicios de calentamiento de músculos; (to impress) → sacar los músculos
the government is flexing its muscles in Europe → el gobierno está haciendo alarde de su poder en Europa

C. VI → doblarse, flexionarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flex

[ˈflɛks]

n [electrical appliance] → fil m (souple)

vt [+ muscles] → tendre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flex

n

(Brit) → Schnur f; (heavy duty) → Kabel nt

(inf, also flex tool) → Flex® f, → Trennschleifer m

vt body, knees, arm etc → beugen; to flex one’s muscles (lit, fig) → seine Muskeln spielen lassen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

flex

[flɛks]

1. n (of lamp, telephone) → filo (flessibile)

2. vt (body, knees) → piegare, flettere; (muscles) → contrarre

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

flex

(fleks) verb

to bend, especially in order to test. to flex one's muscles. bult يَثْني، يَلْوي огувам (се) flexionar napnout, ohýbat biegen bevæge; røre κάμπτωflexionar, tensar painutama خم کردن؛ باز و بسته کردن taivuttaa fléchir לְכוֹפֵף झुकाना savijati, pregibati feszít menekuk beygja flettere, contrarre 曲げる (특히 작업하기 전의 준비로서) 굽히다 lankstyti, pa(mankštinti) []liekt; izvingrināt; izlocīt menekuk buigen bøye, spenne; vise musklerzginąć كږيدل: كږول، تاوول، تاويدل flectir a îndoi сгибать; напрягать ohýbať (sa) upogniti stegnuti böja, spänna งอ bükmek 彎曲，屈曲 згинати(ся) کسی عضو کو آزمائش کے انداز میں مڑوڑنا làm cong; uốn cong 弯曲，屈曲

noun

(a piece of) thin insulated wire for carrying electricity. That lamp has a long flex. koord سِلْك كَهْرُبائي مَعْزول шнур fio elétrico šňůra das Kabel ledning καλώδιοcable ühendusjuhe سیم برق sähköjohto fil חוּט גָמִיש बिजली का तार kabel, žnora (vasaló)zsinór kabel einangruð raftaug cordoncino, filo flessibile コード 가요(可撓)선, 전선 lankstus laidas (elektrības) vads wayar snoerelektrisk ledning, kabelprzewód, sznur د برښنا سیم fio eléctrico liţă гибкий шнур šnúra žica gajtan sladd สายไฟ kordon 電線 гнучкий шнур لچکدار ڈھکا ہوا تار جو بجلی کے آلات تک برقی رو لے جاتا ہے dây mềm 电线

ˈflexible adjective

1. that can be bent easily. flexible metal. buigbaar قابِل للإلْتِواء гъвкав maleável ohebný biegsam fleksibel; bøjelig εύκαμπτοςflexible painduv انعطاف پذیر taipuisa flexibleגמיש लचीला savitljiv, elastičan hajlítható lentur sveigjanlegur flessibile 曲げやすい 휘기 쉬운 lankstus lokans; elastīgs mudah lentur buigzaambøyelig, smidig, fleksibelgiętki كمېدونكى، دكږيدووړ، تاوېدونكى، ارتجاعې، هغه چه په اسانى سره تر نفوذ لاندى راځى maleável flexibil гибкий ohybný upogljiv savitljiv böjbar, mjuk, elastisk โค้งหรืองอได้ esnek 易彎曲的 гнучкий لچکدار dẻo; dễ uốn 易弯曲的

2. able or willing to change according to circumstances etc. My holiday plans are very flexible. buigsaam مَرِن приспособим flexível pružný, přizpůsobivý flexibel fleksibel ελαστικός, ευέλικτοςflexible paindlik تغییر پذیر joustava soupleגמיש स्थिति के अनुरूप ढालना fleksibilan, podložan promjeni rugalmas lentur sveigjanlegur flessibile 融通のきく 적응성 있는 lankstus elastīgs fleksibel flexibelfleksibelelastyczny دكږيدووړ flexível flexibil гибкий pružný prilagodljiv fleksibilan flexibel สามารถยืดหยุ่นได้ esnek, değişebilir 靈活的 гнучкий جو مڑنے سے نہ ٹوٹے linh động; linh hoạt 灵活的

ˌflexiˈbility noun

buigsaamheid مُرونَه، لدانَه гъвкавост flexibilidade ohebnost; přizpůsobivost die Biegsamkeit fleksibilitet ελαστικότητα, ευελιξίαflexibilidad paindlikkus انعطاف پذیری joustavuus souplesseגמישות लचीलापन fleksibilnost, savitljivost, elastičnost hajlékonyság, rugalmasság kelenturan sveigjanleiki flessibilità 柔軟性 유연성, 적응성 lankstumas lokanums; elastīgums kelenturan flexibiliteitbøyelighet, smidighet, fleksibilitet elastyczność نرمى، دكږيدو قابليت flexibilidade flexibilitate гибкость ohybnosť; pružnosť prilagodljivost fleksibilnost böjlighet, flexibilitet ความยืดหยุ่น esneklik 靈活性 гнучкість لچکداری tính mềm dẻo; tính linh hoạt 灵活性

ˈflexitime noun

a system where employees may choose their own working hours. skiktyd نِظام عَمَل مَرِن гъвкаво работно време horário flexível pohyblivá pracovní doba die Gleitzeit flekstid ελαστικό ωράριο horario flexible paindlik töögraafik ساعت کار تغییر پذیر liukuva työaika שׁעוֹת עֲבוֹדָה גְמִישוֹת निश्चित समय न होना fleksibilno radno vrijeme rugalmas munkaidő jam kerja yang dapat dipilih orario flessibile 自由勤務時間制 근무 시간의 자유 선택제 laisvas darbo grafikas brīvs darba režīms waktu kerja fleksibel variabele werktijdenfleksitid system płynnego czasu pracy دكار تغير كوونكي ګړي свободный режим рабочего дня pohyblivá pracovná doba premičen delovni čas klizno radno vreme flextid ระบบที่ลูกจ้างสามารถเลือกปริมาณชั่วโมงการทำงานได้ esnek mesai saati 彈性上班制 змінний графік роботи ملازم کو مرضی کے مطابق کام دینا hệ thống giờ làm việc linh hoạt 弹性上班制

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flex

→ سِلْكٌ كَهْرَبَائِيّ مَعْزُول šňůra ledning Kabel εύκαμπτο καλώδιο πρίζας cable, cable eléctrico sähköjohto fil électrique vodič cordoncino 電気コード 전선 snoer ledning giętki przewód izolowany cabo eléctrico flexível, cabo elétrico flexível гибкий провод sladd สายไฟ kablo dây mềm 电线

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

flex

v. flexionar, doblar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

flex

vt flexionar (form), doblar

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