Noun

• S: (n) flex (flex%1:04:00::) (the act of flexing) "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"

Verb

• S: (v) flex (flex%2:38:01::) (contract) "flex a muscle"
• S: (v) flex (flex%2:39:00::) (exhibit the strength of) "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"
• S: (v) bend (bend%2:38:00::), flex (flex%2:38:00::) (form a curve) "The stick does not bend"
• S: (v) flex (flex%2:35:03::), bend (bend%2:35:08::) (bend a joint) "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) flex (flex%2:35:02::), bend (bend%2:35:00::), deform (deform%2:35:01::), twist (twist%2:35:02::), turn (turn%2:35:11::) (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"