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flex
1[fleks]
verb (used with object)
to bend, as a part of the body.
He flexed his arms to show off his muscles.
to tighten (a muscle) by contraction.
to demonstrate (one’s ability, expertise, etc.).
She’s flexed her marketing skills for various clients in the publishing industry.
Slang.to boast or brag about; flaunt.
He’s just not into flexing his success.
verb (used without object)
to bend.
Slang.to boast or brag; show off.
In his rap lyrics he flexes about his fancy lifestyle.
noun
the act of flexing.
Slang.a boast or brag.
It's not a flex, but we have the best burgers here.
British.
any flexible, insulated electric cord; an electric cord or extension cord.
Slang.an elastic band, as a garter.
Mathematics.an inflection point.
verb phrase
Slangto brag or show off to; assert one’s dominance or superiority over.
She’s flexing on her haters by posting new photos of her beautiful family.
flex
2[fleks]
adjective
Informal.flexible.
a flex program of workers' benefits.
flex-
3a combining form representing flexible in compound words.
flextime.
flex
/ ڱɛ /
noun
US and Canadian name: cord.a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains
informalflexibility or pliability
verb
to bend or be bent
he flexed his arm
his arm flexed
to contract (a muscle) or (of a muscle) to contract
(intr) to work according to flexitime
to test or display (one's authority or strength)
Word History and Origins
Origin of flex1
Word History and Origins
Origin of flex1
Example Sentences
The week after that, it's The Open at Royal Portrush and another chance to flex his major muscles at a venue where he started and finished well in 2019, as Shane Lowry romped to victory.
And I think that is Jeremy arguably at his happiest as a filmmaker and just getting to flex all of those different muscles and talents that he has.
Vladimir Nabokov flexed on both of them by using em dashes between other em dashes.
Sending in the National Guard was an obvious military flex, designed to to bait Angelenos while perhaps distracting Americans from Trump’s far greater troubles.
There is no doubt these inventions have made us more efficient, but the concern lies in what happens when we stop flexing the parts of the brain that are responsible for these tasks.
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