flex
Tighten your bicep
Flex means to bend or contract a muscle, showing its shape and strength: He flexed his biceps in the mirror.
By extension, to flex is to demonstrate power or capability: The company flexed its market dominance.
In slang, flex means to show off or boast, especially about wealth or status: She's always flexing on Instagram.
As a noun, a flex is an act of showing off: Buying that car was a flex.
Speak with excessive pride
- boastSpeak with excessive pride
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- peacockOrnate pheasant relative
strut · grandstand · showboat · stunt · humblebrag · clout · drip · stunting
Smooth, angleless line
- stretchPull to extend
- giveTo transfer possession
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- suppleFlexing without damage
pliant · elastic · springy · bow · arc · crook · coil · resilient
Reduction in size
- bicepsUpper arm flexors
- tricepsThree-headed arm muscle
- bodybuildingMuscle enlargement for appearance
- workoutStructured physical exercise
strength · pump · bulge · tense · pose · definition · hypertrophy · curl
Change to fit better
- pivotPoint of rotation
- shiftMovement or work period
- accommodateProvide for or adjust
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
nimble · agile · responsive · dynamic · resourceful · roll with · improvise · reconfigure
Proud, showy gait
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- bridleEquine control harness
- depowerReduce capability or strength
relaunch · leading edge · trailing edge · valve · pump · kite · bar · lines
Heavy-duty woven line
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- wireThin metallic conductor
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- sheathingProtective outer layer
casing · tubing · protective · insulated · wiring
Prone to fluctuation
- hoursSixty-minute spans
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- remoteDistant or controller
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
telecommute · part-time · compressed · staggered · autonomy · work-life · balance · freedom
brag
Speak with excessive pride
peacock · strut · grandstand · showboat · stunt · humblebrag · clout · drip · stunting · floss
curve
Smooth, angleless line
supple · pliant · elastic · springy · bow · arc · crook · coil · resilient · tensile
contraction
Reduction in size
- bicepsUpper arm flexors
- tricepsThree-headed arm muscle
- bodybuildingMuscle enlargement for appearance
workout · strength · pump · bulge · tense · pose · definition · hypertrophy · curl · exercise
adjust
Change to fit better
- pivotPoint of rotation
- shiftMovement or work period
- accommodateProvide for or adjust
versatile · nimble · agile · responsive · dynamic · resourceful · roll with · improvise · reconfigure · customize
strut
Proud, showy gait
depower · relaunch · leading edge · trailing edge · valve · pump · kite · bar · lines
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
sheathing · casing · tubing · protective · insulated · wiring
variable
Prone to fluctuation
- hoursSixty-minute spans
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- remoteDistant or controller
hybrid · telecommute · part-time · compressed · staggered · autonomy · work-life · balance · freedom · choice
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- posesstanding pose, sitting pose, seated pose, kneeling pose, reclining pose
- showing offboasting, bragged, show off, bragging, boasted
- showoffsshowoff, show-off, braggart, bragger, boaster
- workout termswarmup, cooldown, stretching, cardio, reps
flexrelax
Become less tense
extend · straighten · unbend · release · loosen
flexhide
Conceal or pelt
downplay · understate · conceal · keep quiet · humility
- flexible hoursAdjustable work schedule
- flex one's musclesTighten to display physique
- flexible scheduleAdjustable work hours
- flexible benefitsEmployee-chosen compensation options
- flexible spending accountsPretax payroll deductions for expenses
- flexible workAdjustable employment terms
reflect, flexible, reflex, inflexible, reflective, deflect, flexed, flexing, reflector