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flex

flex [ fleks ]


verb  (past and past participle flexed, present participle flex·ing, 3rd person present singular flex·es)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb bend: to bend something, or be able to be bent
The board flexes as you step on it.

2. transitive verb bend body part: to bend something, especially a joint of the body

3. transitive and intransitive verb produce muscular contraction: to move or tense a muscle, or become tense or contracted



noun 
Definition:
 
bending ability: bending, or the ability to bend

[Early 16th century. < Latin flex- (see flexible)]
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