From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
From [en], past participle of [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[~]
1. [en] Flexibility , pliancy .
2. [en] An act of flexing .
3. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2002 | author=Gary Noy | title=Red Dirt: A Journey of Discovery in the Landscape of Imagination, California's Gold Country | publisher=iUniverse | isbn=9780595222766 | page=144
|passage=The hills become more rounded. The slopes are either the stooped
shoulders of an aging colossus or the muscular FLEXES of a geologic youngster,
but they are pleasant, comforting. This landscape is what most would think of
[...]}}
1. [en] Any flexible insulated electrical wiring .
2. [en] A flexible insulated electrical cord .
3. * [1=en]
4. [en] Flexible ductwork , typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
5. * {{ quote-text | en | year=2010 | author=Aaron Lubeck | title=Green Restorations: Sustainable Building and Historic Homes | page=221
|passage= FLEX is quick and cheaper to install than metallic systems, but it
yields higher pressure loss than other types of ducts and requires runs of
less than 15 feet, minimal turns and elimination of kinks.}}
1. [en] A point of inflection .
2. [en] [en] An act or instance of flaunt ing something; a boast or brag ; something considered impressive .
3. * 2017 , "Mogul Bites", _Black American Moguls_ , Fall 2017, page 6 (see https://issuu.com/mogulsmagazine/docs/black_amer_moguls_fall_2017_issue) :
4. *: Getting together with other power players at Masa is the ultimate FLEX of conspicuous consumption. [...] A party of five or more requires a deposit of $200 per person at least one week prior to the reservation.
5. * 2019 , Seth Sommerfeld, "Worldwide Web", _Inlander_ , 4 July 2019 - 10 July 2019, page 37 (see https://issuu.com/theinlander/docs/inlander_07-04-2019) :
6. *: It's an achievement to stand out from other Marvel movies in terms of special effects, but this whole movie feels like a FLEX for those computer wizards.
7. * [en]
8. * [en]
**** Related terms
- flex account
- flex job
**** Translations
[flexibility]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru]
- Sicilian: [scn]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[the act of flexing]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Sicilian: [scn]
[trans-bottom]
[insulated electrical wiring]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Danish: [da]
- Estonian: [et]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Norwegian:
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd] , [gd]
[trans-bottom]
[something one considers impressive]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca] , [ca]
- Hungarian: [hu]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To bend something.
2. [en] To repeatedly bend one of one's joint s.
3. [en] To move part of the body using one's muscle s.
4. [en] To tighten the muscle s for display of size or strength.
5. * [en]
6. [en] To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
7. * [en]
8. [en] To flaunt one's superiority; to show off .
9. * [page=108]
10. * [en]
**** Related terms
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Translations
[to bend something]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Danish: [da] , [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Maori: [mi]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
[trans-bottom]
[to repeatedly bend one's joints]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: sich [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Portuguese: [pt]
[trans-bottom]
[to move part of the body using one's muscles]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Portuguese: [pt]
[trans-bottom]
[to tighten one's muscles]
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] [de] [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Maori: [mi]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Slovak: [sk]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[slang: to taunt one's superiority]
- Czech: [cs] [slang] , [cs] [standard] , [cs] [slang]
- Finnish: [fi] [slang] ; [fi] [standard]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu] , [hu]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko] , [ko]
- Malay: [ms]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
*** Derived terms
{{col|en|anteroflex |dorsiflex |downflex |flexagon |flexer |flex off
|flexography|flex on |flex one's muscles |flex out |flexplate |flextension
|flex up |flexwing |flexy |hyperflex |plantarflex |semiflex |unflex }}
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Hungarian
*** Pronunciation
- [hu-IPA]
- [hu]
*** Etymology 1
[hu], originally a brand name.
**** Noun
[ek]
1. [hu] angle grinder
***** Declension
[flexe][flex]
***** Derived terms
{{col4|hu |flexel }}
*** Etymology 2
[hu].
**** Noun
[ek]
1. [hu] [hu] [en] [an act or instance of flaunt ing something; a boast or brag ; something considered impressive]
***** Declension
[flexe][flex]
***** Related terms
{{col4|hu |flexel }}
[hu]
** Middle English
*** Noun
[enm]
1. [enm]
** Old English
*** Noun
[n]
1. [ang]
** Portuguese
[lang=pt]
*** Pronunciation
[fléx]
- [pt]
*** Adjective
[pt-adj]
1. [pt] possessing flex-fuel capabilities; able to use more than one type of fuel (i.e. gasoline and ethanol )
*** Noun
[m]
1. [pt] [en] [an act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive]
** Vietnamese
*** Etymology
From [vi].
*** Pronunciation
[phlếch]
*** Verb
[vi-verb]
1. to flaunt , to show off , in an either positive or negative manner