flex

contract

• “flex a muscle”

exhibit the strength of

• “The victorious army flexes its invincibility”

form a curve

• “The stick does not bend”

bend a joint

• “flex your wrists”
• “bend your knees”

cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

• “bend the rod”
• “twist the dough into a braid”
• “the strong man could turn an iron bar”

the act of flexing

• “he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies”