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flex [links] UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈflɛks/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/flɛks/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fleks) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | English synonyms | English Collocations | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025flex1 /flɛks/USA pronunciation v.
  1. to bend, as a part of the body: [~ + object]I needed to flex my legs after the long drive.[no object]My fingers wouldn't flex.
  2. Physiology to tighten (a muscle) by contraction:[~ + object]He flexed his biceps.
See -flex-. -flex-, root.
    1. -flex- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "bend.'' It is related to -flect-. This meaning is found in such words as: circumflex, flex, flexible, reflex, reflexive.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025flex1 (fleks),USA pronunciation v.t.
  1. to bend, as a part of the body:He flexed his arms to show off his muscles.
  2. Physiologyto tighten (a muscle) by contraction.
v.i.
  1. to bend.
n.
  1. the act of flexing.
  2. [Brit.]
    • British Termsany flexible, insulated electric cord; an electric cord or extension cord.
    • British Terms[Slang.]an elastic band, as a garter.
  3. Mathematicsan inflection point.
  • Latin flexus act of bending, equivalent. to flect(ere) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action
  • Latin flexus, past participle of flectere to bend, turn; (noun, nominal)
  • (adjective, adjectival) 1515–25
flex2 (fleks),USA pronunciation adj.
  1. Informal Termsflexible:a flex program of workers' benefits.
  • shortening of flexible
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flex /flɛks/ n
  1. Brit a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mainsUS and Canadian name: cord
  2. US slang an instance of flaunting one's attributes or possessions in an ostentatious way
 vb
  1. to bend or be bent: he flexed his arm, his arm flexed
  2. to contract (a muscle) or (of a muscle) to contract
  3. (intransitive) to work according to flexitime
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin flexus bent, winding, from flectere to bend, bow 'flex' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): cord - flex-fuel - flexor - flexuous - flex-wing - flexecutive - reflect - splenius - Achilles reflex - Babinski's reflex - bass reflex - bend - biflex - circumflex - conditioned response - corneal reflex - diving reflex - dorsiflexion - flection - flexagon - flexdollars - flexed - flexible - flexible disk - flexible-rate mortgage - flexile - flexion - flexography - flex point - flextime - flexure - inflect - inflection point - multireflex - patellar reflex. - plantar reflex - reflex - reflex angle - reflex arc - reflex camera - retroflex - twin-lens reflex camera - semireflex - sigmoid flexure - single-lens reflex camera - stiff In Lists: Foot movements, Weightlifting terms, Vocabulary, more...Collocations: flex your [biceps, wrist, fingers, arm, elbow, knee], flex your muscles, UK: [use, insert, buy] a flex cable, more...

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