Flex
verb
To bend something.
She tends to flex her fingers when she is nervous.
Often appears as...
- flex your muscles
- flex your fingers
verb
To show off one's abilities or possessions.
He always flexes his new car keys in front of his friends.
Often appears as...
- flex your wealth
- flex your power
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A flexible, usually insulated electrical cable.
I need a longer flex for this lamp.
Often appears as...
- electrical flex
- flex cable
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To adapt or change according to different situations.
You need to flex your strategy to suit the changing market conditions.
Often appears as...
- flex your strategy
- flex your approach
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Business
verb
To bend something.
She tends to flex her fingers when she is nervous.
Often appears as...
- flex your muscles
- flex your fingers
verb
To show off one's abilities or possessions.
He always flexes his new car keys in front of his friends.
Often appears as...
- flex your wealth
- flex your power
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A flexible, usually insulated electrical cable.
I need a longer flex for this lamp.
Often appears as...
- electrical flex
- flex cable
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To adapt or change according to different situations.
You need to flex your strategy to suit the changing market conditions.
Often appears as...
- flex your strategy
- flex your approach
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Business
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Activity
Often used when talking about exercise or movements related to the body.
The yoga instructor asked us to flex our backs.
Pro Tip 2/2Controlled Movement
Implies moving a body part deliberately and usually with some effort or strength.
To show how strong he is, Mike can flex his biceps easily.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Activity
Often used when talking about exercise or movements related to the body.
The yoga instructor asked us to flex our backs.
Pro Tip 2/2Controlled Movement
Implies moving a body part deliberately and usually with some effort or strength.
To show how strong he is, Mike can flex his biceps easily.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Activity
Often used when talking about exercise or movements related to the body.
The yoga instructor asked us to flex our backs.
Pro Tip 2/2Controlled Movement
Implies moving a body part deliberately and usually with some effort or strength.
To show how strong he is, Mike can flex his biceps easily.
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The transformative power...
The gender, the race, the personality traits you were born with might be something you want to experiment differently with. You might be someone that wants to be more than one person. We all are, inside, multiple people. We rarely get the opportunity to flex that. It's also about empathy. I have a grandmother who I have literally nothing in common with.
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Why jobs of the future...
that has become a cornerstone of the employee working experience. Over the course of the eight weeks, people flexed muscles that they never dreamed of using at work. People learned new skills, they met new people, and at the end, somebody pulled me aside and said, "I have to tell you,
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Community-powered...
to live the life that he should have been living all along. And with each new case, the families identified new ways to flex the knowledge of the community to have impact on the court system. We would go to a lot of sentencing hearings. And when we would leave the sentencing hearing,
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"Good" and "bad" are...
And I recall how bold and hopeful it felt, even as some of her therapists said that my expectations were way too high, that she would never be able to hit those tiny targets. And I recall watching in awe as she gradually learned to flex her little thumb
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Andrew McAfee: Are...
And digital technologies are not just impacting knowledge work, they're starting to flex their muscles in the physical world as well. I had the chance a little while back to ride in the Google autonomous car, which is as cool as it sounds.
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Why is cotton in...
that could flex with the blows of sharp spears and maces, protecting warriors from even the fiercest physical attacks. These hardy structures were made not from iron or steel, but rather something unexpectedly cotton.
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The Secret World of...
the dragonfly weights as its legs hardened enough for it to support itself as it reorients itself and begins the slow process of unfolding its wings the Dragonfly flexes stretching the still
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Can you still feel a...
not as a memory or vague shape, but in complete lifelike detail. They can flex their phantom fingers and sometimes even feel the chafe of a watchband or the throb of an ingrown toenail.
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Daydreaming: The bridge...
ourselves that explore different ways of being I've never actually felt the ground beneath my feet but I've wiggled my toes I have flexed my ankles and yeah I say ouch when
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5 Incredible Animals...
I could have actually touched his nose a basis for flexing and yeah I can feel oh not sure if I like that not sure if that's good
Video examples
The transformative power...
The gender, the race, the personality traits you were born with might be something you want to experiment differently with. You might be someone that wants to be more than one person. We all are, inside, multiple people. We rarely get the opportunity to flex that. It's also about empathy. I have a grandmother who I have literally nothing in common with.
Video examples
Why jobs of the future...
that has become a cornerstone of the employee working experience. Over the course of the eight weeks, people flexed muscles that they never dreamed of using at work. People learned new skills, they met new people, and at the end, somebody pulled me aside and said, "I have to tell you,
Video examples
Community-powered...
to live the life that he should have been living all along. And with each new case, the families identified new ways to flex the knowledge of the community to have impact on the court system. We would go to a lot of sentencing hearings. And when we would leave the sentencing hearing,
Video examples
"Good" and "bad" are...
And I recall how bold and hopeful it felt, even as some of her therapists said that my expectations were way too high, that she would never be able to hit those tiny targets. And I recall watching in awe as she gradually learned to flex her little thumb
Video examples
Andrew McAfee: Are...
And digital technologies are not just impacting knowledge work, they're starting to flex their muscles in the physical world as well. I had the chance a little while back to ride in the Google autonomous car, which is as cool as it sounds.
Video examples
Why is cotton in...
that could flex with the blows of sharp spears and maces, protecting warriors from even the fiercest physical attacks. These hardy structures were made not from iron or steel, but rather something unexpectedly cotton.
Video examples
The Secret World of...
the dragonfly weights as its legs hardened enough for it to support itself as it reorients itself and begins the slow process of unfolding its wings the Dragonfly flexes stretching the still
Video examples
Can you still feel a...
not as a memory or vague shape, but in complete lifelike detail. They can flex their phantom fingers and sometimes even feel the chafe of a watchband or the throb of an ingrown toenail.
Video examples
Daydreaming: The bridge...
ourselves that explore different ways of being I've never actually felt the ground beneath my feet but I've wiggled my toes I have flexed my ankles and yeah I say ouch when
Video examples
5 Incredible Animals...
I could have actually touched his nose a basis for flexing and yeah I can feel oh not sure if I like that not sure if that's good
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Sam Worthington
Australian Actor
I'm looking for things where, like with 'Ten,' I don't look like me, and I'm playing something a bit different. I'm just trying to flex a different muscle and see if it works. I've saved the world and killed monsters and done all that. Now I want to try something a bit different and a bit more challenging.
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Karan Singh Grover
Indian Actor
If I had my way, I wouldn't be sharing my personal life online. I'm a private person. At home, I don't wander around shirtless, flexing my muscles. I roam around unshaven, with my hair disheveled. Unfortunately, people perceive you differently. It's okay; they're free to speculate.
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Danny McBride
American Comedian
If you do a character that resonates enough, people are always going to see you as that character. It will just be up to me to make choices where I can flex other muscles.
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Mr. T
American Actor
God didn't make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God... If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.
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Deborah Copaken Kogan
American Author
Photography forces one out into the world, interacting with people and the environment. It flexes all those right brain, spatially-adept muscles.
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Miranda Otto
Australian Actress
As your career goes on, you get to flex your brain a little more and play characters that are stronger and more intelligent.
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Swae Lee
American Musician
A 'no flex zone' is an area where a lot of people can be themselves, live their life, get their money.
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Shirley Chisholm
American Politician
Women have learned to flex their political muscles. You got to flex that muscle to get what you want.
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Hill Harper
American Actor
I've done romantic comedy, and I don't get to flex that muscle often.
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J Balvin
Colombian Musician
If you really want to flex, you have to be real.
Quote examples
Sam Worthington
Australian Actor
I'm looking for things where, like with 'Ten,' I don't look like me, and I'm playing something a bit different. I'm just trying to flex a different muscle and see if it works. I've saved the world and killed monsters and done all that. Now I want to try something a bit different and a bit more challenging.
Quote examples
Karan Singh Grover
Indian Actor
If I had my way, I wouldn't be sharing my personal life online. I'm a private person. At home, I don't wander around shirtless, flexing my muscles. I roam around unshaven, with my hair disheveled. Unfortunately, people perceive you differently. It's okay; they're free to speculate.
Quote examples
Danny McBride
American Comedian
If you do a character that resonates enough, people are always going to see you as that character. It will just be up to me to make choices where I can flex other muscles.
Quote examples
Mr. T
American Actor
God didn't make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God... If I never make another dollar, my life is complete.
Quote examples
Deborah Copaken Kogan
American Author
Photography forces one out into the world, interacting with people and the environment. It flexes all those right brain, spatially-adept muscles.
Quote examples
Miranda Otto
Australian Actress
As your career goes on, you get to flex your brain a little more and play characters that are stronger and more intelligent.
Quote examples
Swae Lee
American Musician
A 'no flex zone' is an area where a lot of people can be themselves, live their life, get their money.
Quote examples
Shirley Chisholm
American Politician
Women have learned to flex their political muscles. You got to flex that muscle to get what you want.
Quote examples
Hill Harper
American Actor
I've done romantic comedy, and I don't get to flex that muscle often.
Quote examples
J Balvin
Colombian Musician
If you really want to flex, you have to be real.
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