flexverb [ T ]
uk/fleks/us/fleks/to bend an arm, leg, etc. or tighten a muscle:
First, straighten your legs, then flex your feet.
He tried to impress me by flexing his huge muscles.
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Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- knot
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- roil
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- warped
- wring
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Idiom(s)
flex your muscles
flexnoun [ C or U ]
uk/fleks/us/fleks/UK US cord(a length of) wire with a plastic cover used for connecting a piece of electrical equipment to a supply of electricity:
The flex on this iron isn't long enough to reach the socket.
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Cords, ropes, cables & string
- bell pull
- bungee
- cable
- catgut
- chain
- cord
- gut
- halter
- harness
- iron
- lasso
- leash
- lifeline
- rein
- string
- stringy
- tether
- tow rope
- twine
- wireless
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