flex
US: /ˈfɫɛks/
UK: /flˈɛks/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
flex /flex/- danh từ
- (điện học) dây mềm
- (điện học) dây mềm
- ngoại động từ
- làm cong, uốn cong
- làm cong, uốn cong
- nội động từ
- cong lại; gập lại (cánh tay)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
to bend, move or stretch an arm or leg, or tighten a muscle, especially in order to prepare for a physical activity: [VN] to flex your fingers / feet / legs + He stood on the side of the pool flexing his muscles. [also V]
Idioms: flex your muscles to show sb how powerful you are, especially as a warning or a threat
+ noun
(BrE) (also cord AmE, BrE) [C, U] 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
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 wire, lead, cord, cable, extension:
Replace this flex before you have a short circuit.
v.
2 bend, give, stretch, curve:
The plastic tube can be flexed many times without breaking.
3 exercise, tense, tighten, contract:
He flexed his muscles before lifting the weight.
Collocation
ADJ.
long | trailing
Long trailing flexes are a serious trip hazard.
| electric/electical | kettle, telephone, etc.
QUANT.
length
VERB + FLEX
cut
Side cutters are useful for cutting electrical flex to length.
Concise dictionary
flexes|flexed|flexingfleksnoun
+the act of flexing
verb
+contract
+exhibit the strength of
+form a curve
+bend a joint
+cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
