1. Contract
   "flex a muscle" 
2. Exhibit the strength of
   "The victorious army flexes its invincibility" 
3. Form a curve
   - bend 
4. Bend a joint
   "flex your wrists"
   - bend 
5. Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
   - bend, deform, twist, turn

1. The act of flexing
   "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies" 
2. [Brit] An electrical power cord

Sounds like: flecks

Derived forms: flexed, flexes, flexing

See also: flexible, flexure

Type of: change form, change shape, contract, deform, flash, flaunt, flexion, flexure, move, ostentate [archaic], parade, show off, shrink, swank

Encyclopedia: Flex

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