Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)Flexibility, pliancy.

    Biegsamkeit, Flexibilität, Elastizität

    ги́бкостьgíbkostʹ

  2. (countable)An act of flexing.

    the act of flexing

  3. (Ireland, UK, uncountable)Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.

    Anschlusskabel

  4. (countable)A flexible insulated electrical cord.

  5. (uncountable)Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.

  6. (countable)A point of inflection.

  7. (countable, slang)An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.

Examples

27 sentences
  1. Tom took a selfie while flexing his muscles.

    deTom machte einen Schnappschuss von sich, wie er mit seinen Muskeln spielte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom flexed his muscles in front of the mirror.

    ruТом делал разминку перед зеркалом. — marafon

    deTom ließ vor dem Spiegel seine Muskeln spielen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom flexed his muscles.

    deTom ließ seine Muskeln spielen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Tom flexed his arms.

  5. Tom flexed his biceps.

    ruТом поиграл бицепсами. — Wezel

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
flexibility:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
flexibility:
insulated electrical wiring:

Origin

From Latin flexus, past participle of flecto (“to bend”).

From Latin flexus, past participle of flecto (“to bend”).

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Forms

plural: flexes
Singularflex
Pluralflexes

regular

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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