Militarily speaking, Gaza is utterly defenseless. That's why the IDF chooses this area to flex its muscles.
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Flex
//flɛks//
Synonyms for "flex" (91 found)
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8 entriesderived
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
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3 entriesis a
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4 entriesrelated to
15 entriesTranslations
98 translations across 26 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- гъвкавост noun (flexibility)
- шнур noun (insulated electrical wiring)
- огъвам verb (to bend something)
- прегъвам verb (to move part of the body using one's muscles)
Catalan
3 entries- fantàstic noun (something one considers impressive)
- genial noun (something one considers impressive)
- increïble noun (something one considers impressive)
Czech
4 entries- chlubit se verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
- flexit verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
- machrovat verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
- ohnout verb (to bend something)
Danish
4 entries- ledning noun (insulated electrical wiring)
- bevæge verb (to bend something)
- bøje verb (to bend something)
- bøje verb (to repeatedly bend one's joints)
Dutch
4 entries- buigbaarheid noun (flexibility)
- buigen noun (the act of flexing)
- flexibiliteit noun (flexibility)
- plooibaarheid noun (flexibility)
Estonian
1 entries- ühendusjuhe noun (insulated electrical wiring)
Finnish
4 entries- joustavuus noun (flexibility)
- jousto noun (flexibility)
- liitäntäjohto noun (insulated electrical wiring)
- pullistelu noun (the act of flexing)
French
2 entries- bander verb (to tighten one's muscles)
- fléchir verb (to move part of the body using one's muscles)
German
4 entries- Anschlusskabel noun (insulated electrical wiring)
- Biegsamkeit noun (flexibility)
- Elastizität noun (flexibility)
- Flexibilität noun (flexibility)
Greek
1 entries- καλώδιο noun (insulated electrical wiring)
Hungarian
4 entries- flex noun (something one considers impressive)
- flexel verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
- izmozik verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
- menőzik verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
Italian
4 entries- flessibilità noun (flexibility)
- flessione noun (the act of flexing)
- contrarre verb (to tighten one's muscles)
- flettere verb (to bend something)
Korean
3 entries- 나대다 verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
- 뽐내다 verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
- 플렉스하다 verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
Malay
1 entries- menunjuk-nunjuk verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
Māori
2 entries- whakawhena verb (to tighten one's muscles)
- whanawhana verb (to bend something)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ledning noun (insulated electrical wiring)
Polish
2 entries- napinać verb (to tighten one's muscles)
- prężyć verb (to tighten one's muscles)
Portuguese
4 entries- flexibilidade noun (flexibility)
- flexão noun (the act of flexing)
- flexionar verb (to bend something)
- flexionar verb (to repeatedly bend one's joints)
Romanian
1 entries- contracta verb (to tighten one's muscles)
Russian
4 entries- ги́бкость noun (flexibility)
- гнуть verb (to bend something)
- изгиба́ть verb (to bend something)
- напряга́ть verb (to tighten one's muscles)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- fleisg noun (insulated electrical wiring)
- teud-dealain noun (insulated electrical wiring)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- napeti verb (to tighten one's muscles)
Sicilian
2 entries- flissibbilità noun (flexibility)
- flissiuni noun (the act of flexing)
Slovak
1 entries- napnúť verb (to tighten one's muscles)
Spanish
2 entries- fisiquear verb (slang: to taunt one's superiority)
- tensar verb (to tighten one's muscles)
Turkish
1 entries- esneklik noun (flexibility)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Workout challenges include the plank challenge, the 100 skipping challenge and the flex challenge.
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He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.
Source: tatoeba (9769191)
First, straighten your legs, then flex your feet.
Source: tatoeba (9769199)
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