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flex  (flks)

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. Pliancy; flexibility: "'Resolution' has none of that modern flex we favor, with generous, built-in amounts of 'maybe'" Melvin Maddocks.

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

Noun

Brit & Austral a flexible insulated electric cable: a coiled kettle flex

Verb

1. to bend

2. to bend and stretch (a muscle) [Latin flexus bent, winding]

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

Translations

flex [flɛks] n → cable m

vt [+ muscles] → tensar

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flex [flɛks] n → fil m or câble m électrique (souple)

vt [+ knee] → fléchir [+ muscles]; tendre

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flex [flɛks] n → Kabel nt

vt → beugen;

(muscles) → spielen lassen

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flex [flɛks] n → filo (flessibile)

vt → flettere [+ muscles]; contrarre