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Definition of 'flex'

(from WordNet)

noun

The act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"

verb

Contract; "flex a muscle"

verb

Exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"

verb

Form a curve; "The stick does not bend" [syn: bend, flex] [ant: straighten, unbend]

verb

Bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" [syn: flex, bend]

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" [syn: flex, bend, deform, twist, turn] [ant: unbend]

Definition of 'Flex'

From: GCIDE

Flex \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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Flex'

From: GCIDE

Flex \Flex\, n. Flax. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'flex'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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,
S-curve,
sag,
stretch,
swag,
sweep,
tense,
tighten,
turn,
turning,
vault,
wind,
wire

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