Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Flex"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flex \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Flex \Flex\, n.
Flax. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flex
n : the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress
the ladies"
v 1: contract; "flex a muscle"
2: form a curve; "The stick does not bent"; "Bend your knees"
[syn: {bend}] [ant: {straighten}]
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