flex

Etymology
, past participle of.

Noun

 * 1)  Flexibility, pliancy.
 * 2)  An act of flexing.
 * 3)  Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
 * 4)  Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
 * 5)  A point of inflection.
 * 6)   The act or an instance of flaunting something; something one considers impressive.
 * 7) * 2017, "Mogul Bites", Black American Moguls, Fall 2017, page 6:
 * Getting together with other power players at Masa is the ultimate flex of conspicuous consumption. A party of five or more requires a deposit of $200 per person at least one week prior to the reservation.
 * 1) * 2019, Seth Sommerfeld, "Worldwide Web", Inlander, 4 July 2019 - 10 July 2019, page 37:
 * 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.
 * 1) * 2019, Seth Sommerfeld, "Worldwide Web", Inlander, 4 July 2019 - 10 July 2019, page 37:
 * 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.

Related terms

 * flex account
 * flex job

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:, plooibaarheid,
 * Finnish:, , vetreys
 * German: Biegsamkeit, ,
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Sicilian: flissibbilità
 * Turkish:


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: venyttely,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Sicilian: flissiuni


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish:
 * Estonian: ühendusjuhe
 * Finnish: liitäntäjohto
 * German: Anschlusskabel
 * Greek:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ledning
 * Scottish Gaelic: fleisg, teud-dealain


 * Catalan:, ,

Verb

 * 1)  To bend something.
 * 2)  To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
 * 3)  To move part of the body using one's muscles.
 * 4)  To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
 * 5)  To flaunt one's superiority.
 * 1)  To flaunt one's superiority.

Derived terms

 * flex one's muscles
 * flex out

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:, strække, bevæge
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: whanawhana
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,


 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German: sich
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:


 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: jännittää lihaksiaan,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakawhena
 * Polish:, prężyć
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:  OR
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovak: napnúť
 * Spanish:


 * Czech: flexit, ,
 * Finnish: flexata ;
 * Hungarian: flexel, menőzik
 * Korean: 뽐내다,, 플렉스하다
 * Malay: menunjuk-nunjuk