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flex

1

[ fleks ]

verb (used with object)

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

    He flexed his arms to show off his muscles.

  2. to tighten (a muscle) by contraction.
  3. to demonstrate (one’s ability, expertise, etc.):

    She’s flexed her marketing skills for various clients in the publishing industry.

  4. Slang. to boast or brag about; flaunt:

    He’s just not into flexing his success.



verb (used without object)

  1. to bend.
  2. Slang. to boast or brag; show off:

    In his rap lyrics he flexes about his fancy lifestyle.

noun

  1. the act of flexing.
  2. Slang. a boast or brag:

    It's not a flex, but we have the best burgers here.

  3. British.
    1. any flexible, insulated electric cord; an electric cord or extension cord.
    2. Slang. an elastic band, as a garter.
  4. Mathematics. an inflection point.

verb phrase

  1. Slang. to 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

  1. Informal. flexible:

    a flex program of workers' benefits.

flex-

3
  1. a combining form representing flexible in compound words:

    flextime.

flex

/ flɛks /

noun

  1. a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains US and Canadian namecord
  2. informal.
    flexibility or pliability
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to bend or be bent

    his arm flexed

    he flexed his arm

  2. to contract (a muscle) or (of a muscle) to contract
  3. intr to work according to flexitime
  4. to test or display (one's authority or strength)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flex1

First recorded in 1515–25; (adjective) from Latin flexus, past participle of flectere “to bend, turn”; (noun) from Latin flexus act of bending, equivalent to flect(ere) + -tus suffix of verbal action

Origin of flex2

Shortening of flexible
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flex1

C16: from Latin flexus bent, winding, from flectere to bend, bow
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Example Sentences

Companies like Delta, Apple, and Nike flex their political muscle on behalf of gay rights.

When it comes to tangible gifts, the sharing economy really starts to flex its holiday disrupting muscle.

He flipped the two women onto their stomachs, flex-cuffing their wrists.

You wear a FitBit Flex, Jawbone Up, or Nike Fuel Band on your wrist, and go about your normal day.

Unlike Bond, constantly thwarting Soviet villains, Burlington never got a chance to flex its muscle.

She saw again the splendid flex of his side and powerful thigh.

He picked it up and flexed it a bit, as a man might flex a rapier to test its material.

The Wall Street man lifted one of the hands, tried to flex the arm that held it.

A few airy flex-strung bridges had been completed to link them, but there was still an extensive boat traffic.

He paused long enough to flex a presentable bicep with pardonable pride.

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