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- Dictionaryflexed/flɛkst/
adjective
- 1. (of a limb or joint) bent: "land softly with slightly flexed knee and hip joints"
- 2. relating to or denoting the practice of burying a corpse with the legs drawn up under the chin: "a flexed burial"
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FLEXED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of flex 2. to bend an arm, leg, etc. or tighten a muscle: 3…. Learn more.
to bend an arm, leg, etc. or tighten a muscle: First, straighten your legs, then flex your feet. He tried to impress me by flexing his huge muscles. [ I or T ] (of a material) to bend without breaking, or to make a material do this: Sheets of brittle lava broke under their own weight as they flexed. Metal fatigue occurs when steel is flexed.
: to bend especially repeatedly. 2. a. : to move muscles so as to cause flexion of (a joint) b. : to move or tense (a muscle) by contraction. 3. : use, demonstrate. flexing her skills as a singer. intransitive verb. 1. : bend. 2. informal. a. : to talk in a boastful or aggressive way.
flex verb (bend) [ T ] to bend an arm, leg, etc. or tighten a muscle: First, straighten your legs, then flex your feet. He tried to impress me by flexing his huge muscles. [ I or T ] (of a material) to bend without breaking, or to make a material do this:
Flexed definition: bent or contracted, as a part of the body. See examples of FLEXED used in a sentence.
flex. 1. [ fleks ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. verb (used with object) to bend, as a part of the body: He flexed his arms to show off his muscles. to tighten (a muscle) by contraction. to demonstrate (one’s ability, expertise, etc.): She’s flexed her marketing skills for various clients in the publishing industry. Slang. to boast or brag about; flaunt:
FLEXED definition: depicted as bent at the knee | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
When you flex something, you bend or contract it. To appear super tough, you might flex your archery bow while flexing your muscles. Things curve and bend when they flex, whether they're human joints or objects made of a bendable material like plastic or soft wood.
flex. (flĕks) v. flexed, flex·ing, flex·es. v.tr. 1. To bend (something pliant or elastic). 2. a. To bend (a joint). b. To bend (a joint) repeatedly. 3. a. To contract (a muscle, for example). b. To move by muscular control: "Sandy flexes his brow characteristically" (Scott Turow). 4.
flex (something) to bend, move or stretch an arm or a leg, or pull a muscle tight, especially in order to prepare for a physical activity. to flex your fingers/feet/legs. He stood on the side of the pool flexing his muscles. Word Origin.
