flex
/flɛks/
flex noun: flexibility, pliancy.
Noun
flex (countable and uncountable, plural flexes)
- Flexibility, pliancy.
- An act of flexing.
- The hills become more rounded. The slopes are either the stooped shoulders of an aging colossus or the muscular flexes of a geologic youngster, but they are pleasant, comforting. This landscape is what most would think of […]2002, Gary Noy, Red Dirt: A Journey of Discovery in the Landscape of Imagination, California's Gold Country, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 144
- Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- 'That's enough,' said Le Chiffre. 'Tie his arms and put him in the car. Here,' he threw a roll of flex to the man.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Crawling of the Skin”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 110
- The books lent her by Dr Grimble on period furniture and ceramics interested her deeply, and she studied them at night in the silence of the shop, where she had a flex and a reading lamp installed at her own expense.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 57
- Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- Flex is quick and cheaper to install than metallic systems, but it yields higher pressure loss than other types of ducts and requires runs of less than 15 feet, minimal turns and elimination of kinks.2010, Aaron Lubeck, Green Restorations: Sustainable Building and Historic Homes, page 221
- A point of inflection.
- An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
- Getting together with other power players at Masa is the ultimate flex of conspicuous consumption. […] A party of five or more requires a deposit of $200 per person at least one week prior to the reservation.2017, "Mogul Bites", Black American Moguls, Fall 2017, page 6
- It's an achievement to stand out from other Marvel movies in terms of special effects, but this whole movie feels like a flex for those computer wizards.2019, Seth Sommerfeld, "Worldwide Web", Inlander, 4 July 2019 - 10 July 2019, page 37
Verb
flex (third-person singular simple present flexes, present participle flexing, simple past and past participle flexed)
- To bend something.
- The board flexes as you step on it.
- To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- He rubbed his hands together. "Believe it or not, there was a time when I considered giving acting a go. What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps. "Would I have had a chance against the Schwarzeneggers and the Chuck Norris types?"1994, Elise Title, Body Heat, page 189
- To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex / 'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks2004, “Hey Fuck You”, in To the 5 Boroughs, performed by Beastie Boys
- To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
- I shook my head, wondering if I was gonna have to knock Pimp on his ass. "I don't know where," I flexed on him with my height advantage, "you getting all this 'soft' bullshit from, dawg, but you just keep fuckin around. I can show you gangsta better than I can tell you."2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 108
- They say it's lonely at the top, but this the best shit ever / Hey, don't you see me out here shinin'? Bitch I'm barely flexin'2017, “Kill Jill”, in Boomiverse, performed by Big Boi ft. Killer Mike and Jeezy
- Synonyms:
- aura farm, preen, stunt, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast
flex meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
flex in Hindi
- फ्लेक्स, फ्लेक्स करें
flex in Tamil
- நெகிழ், வளைவு, மடக்கல், மடக்கு
flex in Marathi
- फ्लेक्स, फ्लेक्स करा, फ्लेक्स करण्यासाठी
flex in Urdu
- موڑنا
More languagesFewer languages
- flex in Bengali
- আনমন, নমনীয় তার, বাঁক, বক্রতা
- flex in Telugu
- ఫ్లెక్స్, ఫ్లెక్స్ చేయడానికి
- flex in Malayalam
- ഫ്ലെക്സ്, ഫ്ളെക്സ്, ഫ്ലെക്സ് ചെയ്യാൻ
- flex in Kannada
- ಬಾಗಿಸು, ಬಗ್ಗಿಸು, ಸ್ನಾಯುವನ್ನು ಚಲಿಸು, ಸ್ನಾಯುವನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲಾಡಿಸು
- flex in Punjabi
- ਫਲੈਕਸ, ਫਲੇਕਸ, ਫ਼ਲੈਕਸ
- flex in Gujarati
- ફ્લેક્સ કરો, ફ્લેક્સ કરવા માટે
- flex in Odia
- ଫ୍ଲେକ୍ସ, ଫ୍ଲେକ୍ସ କରନ୍ତୁ, ଫ୍ଲେକ୍ସ୍
- flex in Nepali
- फ्लेक्स, फ्लेक्स गर्नुहोस्, फ्लेक्स गर्न
- flex in Malay
- menunjuk-nunjuk
Examples of flex in a sentence
- The muscularity in his forearm was visible as he flexed his fingers.
- He's flexing his pecs at anyone who'll look.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:weird flex, but OK.
Synonyms of flex
- aura farm
- preen
- stunt
- boulevardier
- cut a wide swath
- exhibitionize
- floss
- fluff one's feathers
- gallery
- high-side
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Forms of flex
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | flexes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | flexes |
| present participle | flexing |
| past participle | flexed |
| past | flexed |
Origin of flex
From Latin flexus, past participle of flecto (“to bend”).
Words formed from flex
Phrases with flex
Words that rhyme with flex
Questions about flex
- What does flex mean?
- Flex means flexibility, pliancy.
- What is flex in Hindi?
- Flex in Hindi is फ्लेक्स, फ्लेक्स करें. See Flex meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is flex?
- Flex can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce flex?
- Flex is pronounced /flɛks/.
- What is the plural of flex?
- The plural of flex is flexes.
Words near flex in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flex (page history and authors); flex (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); flex (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); flex (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); flex (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); flex (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); flex (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); flex (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); flex (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); flex (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); flex (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); flex (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); flex (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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