flex

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

flex [flex flexes flexed flexing] verb, noun BrE [fleks] NAmE [fleks]
verb transitive, intransitive ~ (sth)
to bend, move or stretch an arm or a leg, or contract a muscle, especially in order to prepare for a physical activity
•to flex your fingers/feet/legs
•He stood on the side of the pool flexing his muscles.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. early 16th cent. Latin flex- ‘bent’ flectere n. early 20th cent. ↑flexible
Idiom: ↑flex your muscles
 
noun (BrE) (also cord NAmE, BrE)countable, uncountable
a piece of wire that is covered with plastic, used for carrying electricity to a piece of equipment
•an electric flex
•a length of flex

Word Origin:
v. early 16th cent. Latin flex- ‘bent’ flectere n. early 20th cent. ↑flexible

Example Bank:
•Side cutters are useful for cutting electrical flex to length.

 
See also: ↑cord

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bend, deform, twist, turn
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unbend, straighten