flexed
bent or contracted, as a part of the body: When roller skating, a low posture and slightly flexed knees will help your stability.
Heraldry. (of a human leg) depicted as bent at the knee.
the simple past tense and past participle of flex1.
Origin of flexed
1Other words from flexed
- un·flexed, adjective
Words Nearby flexed
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How to use flexed in a sentence
Upward-Facing Dog is a chest opener, but the pose is also great for skiers because it stretches the tops of your feet and the front of your ankles, which are in a flexed position in your ski boots.
This Après-Ski Sequence Is More Soothing than a Hot Toddy | cobrien | February 22, 2022 | Outside OnlineYour hips are generally in a flexed position to some degree when skiing, which can make the hip flexors tense up.
This Après-Ski Sequence Is More Soothing than a Hot Toddy | cobrien | February 22, 2022 | Outside OnlineTheir legs were raised to their chest in a flexed position, and their body wrapped in a special cloth, perhaps an animal skin.
A Cave Site in Kenya’s Forests Reveals the Oldest Human Burial in Africa | Alison Crowther | May 28, 2021 | Singularity HubEver obliging, Springsteen then flexed all the right things on a paddle board.
Bruce Springsteen’s Bond Moment: The Boss’ Body Beautiful at 64 | Tim Teeman | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut when I pulled her toward me to comfort her and tell her that I was sorry, she instinctively flexed her muscles to deflect me.
He picked it up and flexed it a bit, as a man might flex a rapier to test its material.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellThe "pure scholar" bared a small, skeleton arm, on which a creditable knot of muscle rose as he flexed it.
Mothering on Perilous | Lucy S. FurmanHer throat arched and flexed and was restless; and her lovely disparted bosom filled and waned.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesIn a few moments he rose, flexed his muscles and peered through the starlit darkness for a way up the cliff behind the beach.
Astounding Stories, July, 1931 | VariousThe chel are large, broad, and flattened, and are so arranged that when flexed they fit closely together across the front.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
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