flex

(Английский)

Noun

1. (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
2. (countable) An act of flexing.
3. (Ireland, UK, uncountable) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
4. (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
5. (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
6. (countable) A point of inflection.
7. (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.

Verb

1. (transitive) To bend something.
2. (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
3. (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
4. (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
5. (slang, transitive) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
6. (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.

Произносится как (IPA)

/flɛks/

Этимология (Английский)

From Latin flexus, past participle of flecto (“to bend”).

Синонимы

bend

buckle

fold

inflect

curve

crook

persuade

stretch

decline

deform

incurvate

turn

induce

twist

bow

🙇

conjugate

of inflection

demo

demonstrate

diffract

distort

draw

elasticity

exhibit

extend

flection

flexibility

flexion

flexure

give

go for

guy

hawser

incline

introduce

knuckle under

marcel

model

parade

pliableness

power cable

present

prevail

project

pronate

rack

ram

🐏

relent

sag

show

Переводы

flettere

plooien

piegare

doblar

buigen

flexionar

biegen

napinać

bander

καλώδιο

flessione

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