flexed
Americanadjective
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bent or contracted, as a part of the body.
When roller skating, a low posture and slightly flexed knees will help your stability.
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Heraldry. (of a human leg) depicted as bent at the knee.
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of flexed
First recorded in 1515–25; flex 1 + -ed 2 for the adjective senses; flex 1 + -ed 1 for the verb sense
Example Sentences
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When the researchers deliberately flexed the membrane, they observed stable voltage signals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Curry flexed his versatile acting through more than Frank-N-Furter’s showy elevator debut and his vulnerable “I’m Going Home” finale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
At a reported £17m for the pair, Celtic have flexed their fiscal muscle.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Mets made an unexpected run to the National League Championship Series in 2024 and then flexed their economic might by giving Soto a record-setting $765 million free-agent contract a couple of months later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He flexed the mentalis, A.U. seventeen, which raises the chin, slightly pressed his lips together in A.U. twenty-four, and finally rolled his eyes—and it was as if Slick Willie himself were suddenly in the room.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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