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Definitions for: Flex
[n] the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"
[v] form a curve; "The stick does not bend"; "Bend your knees"
[v] contract; "flex a muscle"
Webster (1913) Definition: Flex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flexed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flexing.] [L. flexus, p. p. of flectere to bend, perh.
flectere and akin to falx sickle, E. falchion. Cf. Flinch.]
To bend; as, to flex the arm.
Flex, n.
Flax. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Synonyms: bend
Antonyms: straighten, unbend
See Also: angle, arc, arch, bow, change form, change shape, contract, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, crook, crouch, curl, curl up, curve, deform, double, double over, double up, draw in, fawn, flexion, flexure, grovel, incurvate, lean, replicate, retroflex, shrink, slant, stoop, tilt, tip
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