Meaning & use
flexes
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Bends or tightens a muscle or joint, or, informally, shows off one's wealth, strength, or accomplishments.
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He flexes his biceps every time he passes a mirror.
She flexes her new car on social media almost every week.
A note on using this word
The slang sense "to show off" became mainstream through hip-hop culture in the 1990s and remains common in informal speech today.
Words with a similar meaning
bendsshows off
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Words with an opposite meaning
relaxes
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