flex
the act of flexing
- he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
• Hypernyms:
flexion, flexure
1. contract (Freq. 1)
- flex a muscle
• Hypernyms:
shrink, contract
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. exhibit the strength of
- The victorious army flexes its invincibility
• Hypernyms:
flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. form a curve
- The stick does not bend
• Syn:
bend
• Ant:
straighten (for: bend)
• Derivationally related forms:
flexure, bendable (for: bend), bender (for: bend), bend (for: bend)
• Hypernyms:
change shape, change form, deform
• Hyponyms:
crook, curve, arch, arc, incurvate,
retroflex, replicate, lean, tilt, tip, slant,
angle, crouch, stoop, bend, bow, double over,
double, double up, fawn, crawl, creep, cringe,
cower, grovel, curl up, curl, draw in
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The glass tubes flex
4. cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- bend the rod
- twist the dough into a braid
- the strong man could turn an iron bar
• Syn:
bend, deform, twist, turn
• Ant:
unbend (for: bend)
• Derivationally related forms:
deformation (for: deform), bendable (for: bend), bender (for: bend), bend (for: bend), flexible
• Hypernyms:
change shape, change form, deform
• Hyponyms:
indent, dent, incurvate, gnarl, crank,
convolve, convolute
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. bend a joint
- flex your wrists
- bend your knees
• Syn:
bend
• Derivationally related forms:
flexure
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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