"flex" meaning in English

See flex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flɛks/ Audio: en-us-flex.ogg [US] Forms: flex [singular], flexes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=flexes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A flex is an act of flexing.
    Sense id: simple-flex-en-noun-PaaWFiqm
  2. A flex is the act of flaunting something.
    Sense id: simple-flex-en-noun-a9xkQzzW Categories (other): Slang

Verb

IPA: /flɛks/ Audio: en-us-flex.ogg [US] Forms: flex [canonical], flexes [third-person, singular], flexed [past], flexed [past, participle], flexing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|flex|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person flexes, they move a part of the body using their muscles.
    Sense id: simple-flex-en-verb-WLdNgEHB
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