flexing

5 definitions • 9 examples

present participle of

to bend an arm, leg, etc. or tighten a muscle:

First, straighten your legs, then flex your feet.

He tried to impress me by flexing his huge muscles.

(of a material) to bend without breaking, or to make a material do this:

Sheets of brittle lava broke under their own weight as they flexed.

Metal fatigue occurs when steel is flexed.

to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a particular situation; to be changed like this:

There may be a need to suspend or flex established laws.

In keeping the description of the job as general as possible, a manager can flex the boundaries of that job to meet the dynamic challenges of the world around them.

The space can flex to suit various uses.

to show that you are very proud or happy about something you have done or something you own, usually in a way that annoys people:

"I beat you!" "Hey, no flexing."

No need to flex about all the cash you've got.