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UK
/flˈɛks/
]
[ US /ˈfɫɛks/ ]
[ US /ˈfɫɛks/ ]
NOUN
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the act of flexing
he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
VERB
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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 -
bend a joint
bend your knees
flex your wrists -
exhibit the strength of
The victorious army flexes its invincibility -
contract
flex a muscle -
form a curve
The stick does not bend
How To Use flex In A Sentence
- Back in the mid-1980s, for example, knee replacement surgery was considered a success if the patient wound up with 90 degrees of flexion, which is "nothing near normal," he says. Latest News
- You can't win in this world unless you are 100 percent flexible, and none of us are that.
- The report criticized a former commissioner and two device division leaders for their role in approving Menaflex. FDA to Revoke Knee-Device Approval, Saying It Erred
- Polar Instruments has added a flex-rigid PCB design option to the Speedstack PCB layer-stackup design system. Electronicstalk - electronics industry news
- Using frequency in speed adjustment to achieve flexibility, asmoothniess and low noise level in speed adjusting.
- Distance learning is flexible but it is not an easy ride. Times, Sunday Times
- Furthermore, the very frequency of legislative change caused a higher premium to be placed on the flexibility of any computer system.
- And everyone is in favour of flexibility.
- I would expect the government to fight a lawsuit trying to prevent something like this, just as I would expect a leg to bounce up when its patellar reflex is hit with a tendon hammer. Matt Kane: The Obama Administration's Desire to Keep Citizens in the Dark is Inexcusable
- Further development of reversible clothing and equipment covers will reduce the logistics burden, increase mission flexibility and reduce procurement costs.
