flex
1to 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.
to bend.
Slang. to boast or brag; show off: In his rap lyrics he flexes about his fancy lifestyle.
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.
flex on, 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.
Origin of flex
1Other definitions for flex (2 of 3)
Informal. flexible: a flex program of workers' benefits.
Origin of flex
2Other definitions for flex- (3 of 3)
a combining form representing flexible in compound words: flextime.
- Also flexi-.
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How to use flex in a sentence
Grandamicus, Nova Demonstratio immobilitatis terr petita ex virtute magnetica (Flexi, 1645).
On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth | William Gilbert of Colchester
British Dictionary definitions for flex
/ (flɛks) /
British a flexible insulated electric cable, used esp to connect appliances to mains: US and Canadian name: cord
informal flexibility or pliability
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)
Origin of flex
1Collins 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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