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flex1 definition

flex (fleks)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to bend (an arm, knee, etc.)
  2. to tense (a muscle) by contraction

Etymology: < L flexus, pp. of flectere, to bend, curve

flex2 definition

flex (fleks)

noun

Brit. flexible, insulated electric cord

Etymology: < flexible

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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