"flex" | Definition and Related Words

flex

Noun

The act of flexing (synset 100406449)
"he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"

is a type of: flexion, flexure - act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

Verb

Contract (synset 202040822)
"flex a muscle"

is a type of: contract, shrink - become smaller or draw together
Exhibit the strength of (synset 202146753)
"The victorious army flexes its invincibility"

is a type of: flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank - display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
Form a curve (synset 202039764)
"The stick does not bend"

is a type of: change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
subtypes:
- crook, curve - bend or cause to bend
- arc, arch, curve - form an arch or curve
- incurvate - bend inwards
- replicate, retroflex - bend or turn backward
- angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position
- bend, bow, crouch, stoop - bend one's back forward from the waist on down
- double, double over, double up - bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel - show submission or fear
- curl, curl up, draw in - shape one's body into a curl
same as: bend
Bend a joint (synset 201283091)
"flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"

is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

same as: bend
Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (synset 201282617)
"bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

is a type of: change form, change shape, deform - assume a different shape or form
subtypes:
- dent, indent - make a depression into
- incurvate - cause to curve inward
- gnarl - twist into a state of deformity
- crank - bend into the shape of a crank
- convolute, convolve - curl, wind, or twist together
same as: bend, deform, turn, twist

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