US /flɛks/ UK /flɛks/
verb noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to bend a joint or muscle; informally, to show off

    He flexed his arm to show off the new tattoo.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to bend a joint or muscle;... bendcurvecontracttightenboastbragcrook
Word family
Derived forms flexibleflexorflexionflexileflexure
Related forms flexibleflexionreflexflexile

Etymology

From Latin flexus, past participle of flectere ('to bend').

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