flex
1verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
- any flexible, insulated electric cord; an electric cord or extension cord.
- Slang.an elastic band, as a garter.
Origin of flex
1Related Words for flexing
tilt, tighten, lean, ply, angle, stretch, spring, curve, contract, crook, yield, moldExamples from the Web for flexing
Contemporary Examples of flexing
The tech industry, it seems, is flexing its political muscle more than ever before.
Already in 2013 there have been multiple instances of Golden Dawn flexing their newly founded popularity.
In practice, the frequency of employees telecommuting and flexing their time is low.
Then Calvin Klein aired a two-minute commercial featuring an Adonis flexing in underwear.
The same mechanism controls our most basic processes, including the flexing of a muscle or the beating of the heart.
Historical Examples of flexing
She sat and stared at the black letters, flexing the packet filled with bills.
The Harbor of DoubtFrank Williams
First she stood tentatively, flexing her knees and testing her weight.
Subspace SurvivorsE. E. Smith
Flexing his hands until he worked some feeling into them, he inched the ship lower.
Bolden's PetsF. L. Wallace
The flexing of the limbs is probably also an Upper Palolithic custom.
Men of the Old Stone AgeHenry Fairfield Osborn
Sine was flexing his muscles, sitting up with the support of one elbow.
The Metal MoonEverett C. Smith