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flex
- pronunciation:
- fleks
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
flexed, flexes, flexing |
| definition 1: |
to bend, often repeatedly.
He flexed the paper straw until it broke.- antonyms:
- straighten
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| definition 2: |
to contract, as a muscle that moves a joint.
When my calf muscle flexes, I often get a cramp.
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| related words: |
bend, bow, contract, supple, tone, turn |
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