Flex

Quick meaning: Flex is a noun meaning (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.

Meaning

(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.

More Meanings

1. (countable) An act of flexing.
2. (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
3. (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
4. (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
5. (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
6. (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
7. (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.

Example Sentences

The board flexes as you step on it.

I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex / 'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks

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.

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.

Word Forms

• flexes
• flexing
• flexed

Synonyms for flex

Depending on context, synonyms include preen, stunt, boulevardier, exhibitionize, flamboast, flaunt.

Antonyms for flex

Common opposites include straighten, unbend.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flexion, bending, bend, flection, inflection, flexible.

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