flex
/flɛks/noun, verb1 syllable
Flex means: cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form.
Synonyms for flex4
What does flex mean?6
verb
1
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form“bend the rod”
2
form a curve“The stick does not bend”
3
bend a joint“flex your wrists”
4
contract“flex a muscle”
5
exhibit the strength of“The victorious army flexes its invincibility”
noun
1
the act of flexing“he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with flex?14
Flex in a sentence
- First, straighten your legs, then flex your feet.arademaker
- He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.arademaker
- No need to flex about all the cash you’ve got.arademaker
- China is beginning to flex its technological muscles.Amastan
- They're trying to flex their walkaway power.frpzzd
- Militarily speaking, Gaza is utterly defenseless. That's why the IDF chooses this area to flex its muscles.OsoHombre
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of flex
as a noun
- plural
- flexes
as a verb
- past tense
- flexed
- present participle
- flexing
- third-person singular
- flexes