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verb (used with object)
1.
to bend, as a part of the body: He flexed his arms to show off his muscles.
2.
to tighten (a muscle) by contraction.
verb (used without object)
3.
to bend.
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Flexing
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noun
4.
the act of flexing.
5.
British.
a.
any flexible, insulated electric cord; an electric cord or extension cord.
b.
Slang. an elastic band, as a garter.
6.
Mathematics. an inflection point.
Origin:
1515–25; (adj.) < Latin flexus, past participle of flectere to bend, turn; (noun) < Latin flexus act of bending, equivalent to flect(ere) + -tus suffix of v. action
1515–25; (adj.) < Latin flexus, past participle of flectere to bend, turn; (noun) < Latin flexus act of bending, equivalent to flect(ere) + -tus suffix of v. action
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
flex
1520s, probably a back formation from flexibility. Related: Flexed; flexing.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
flex (flěks)
v. flexed, flex·ing, flex·es
To bend.
To contract a muscle.
To move a joint so that the parts it connects approach each other.
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