Dictionary entry details
• FLEX (noun)
Meaning:
The act of flexing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies
Hypernyms ("flex" is a kind 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)
• FLEX (verb)
Meaning:
Contract
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
flex a muscle
Hypernyms (to "flex" is one way to...):
contract; shrink (become smaller or draw together)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Exhibit the strength of
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
The victorious army flexes its invincibility
Hypernyms (to "flex" is one way to...):
flash; flaunt; ostentate; show off; swank (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously)
Sentence frame:
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Meaning:
Form a curve
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bend; flex
Context example:
The stick does not bend
Hypernyms (to "flex" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flex"):
cower; crawl; creep; cringe; fawn; grovel (show submission or fear)
double; double over; double up (bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain)
bend; bow; crouch; stoop (bend one's back forward from the waist on down)
angle; lean; slant; tilt; tip (to incline or bend from a vertical position)
replicate; retroflex (bend or turn backward)
incurvate (bend inwards)
arc; arch; curve (form an arch or curve)
crook; curve (bend or cause to bend)
curl; curl up; draw in (shape one's body into a curl)
Sentence frames:
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Sentence example:
The glass tubes flex
Meaning:
Bend a joint
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
flex; bend
Context examples:
flex your wrists / bend your knees
Hypernyms (to "flex" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
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Meaning:
Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
twist; bend; deform; flex; turn
Context examples:
bend the rod / twist the dough into a braid / the strong man could turn an iron bar
Hypernyms (to "flex" is one way to...):
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flex"):
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)
Sentence frames:
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