Word Finder - flexed

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To bend something.

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To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.

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To move part of the body using one's muscles.

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To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.

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(by extension) To flaunt one's superiority.

She flexed her hand and winced at the pain it caused.

It settled into him, and he flexed it.

Josh glanced down at her coldly and flexed his arm.

His energies flexed, the hum between them growing stronger.

The lever by which they were turned was connected with the device by which the ends of the main aeroplanes could be flexed simultaneously though in opposite directions; i.e.

His shirt stretched tightly over his shoulders and across his back while his biceps flexed and the roped muscles of his forearms rippled with his tinkering.

He flexed his injured arm and recalled how he'd be dead at the hands of a traitor if Rhyn hadn't saved him.

After death the position of the body may or may not be flexed; usually rigor mortis develops rapidly.

In this case, the claw-like terminal segment may be simply flexed against the preceding in the same way as the blade of a penknife shuts up against the handle.

On the side back double biceps, a superb artistic shot by Jon, with the legs perfectly flexed and positioned.

Just in case, tho, he flexed his hands, then clenched them.

An elegant style that can be flexed with other metal colors for an antique finish.

The kitten style keeps your calf muscle flexed in a halfway position, and the balance of your body does not thrust your weight fully onto either the ball or heel of your foot.

Imagine you have a rope attached to your chest that pulls it up towards the ceiling as you tighten your abdominals to crunch to a flexed position.

This pose is performed with a flexed calf.

An ultrasound examination should be done to determine that the baby's head is not too large and that it is tilted forward (flexed) rather than back (hyperextended).

For example, if the flexed arm of a child with normal tone is quickly straightened, the flexor muscle of the arm (biceps) will quickly contract in response.

They rest with their elbows and knees loosely extended, while infants with normal muscle tone tend to have flexed elbows and knees.

Moro reflex-A startle response in a newborn, characterized by spreading the arms with the palms up and fingers flexed; the reflex usually disappears by two months of age.

This is followed by a return to a flexed position with extremities against the body.

Ischemia usually occurs when an artery is compressed as it passes through a tightly flexed joint.

The hand must be held out to align with the forearm, and the forefinger must be extended while the other fingers remain flexed.

Hip flexors are already extremely strong muscles because most people spend a good portion of their day with their hips flexed or flexing.

Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and your knees lightly flexed.

Slowly and deliberately, lift both feet upward toward the ceiling until your legs are fully extended with toes flexed.

When you've flexed as far as you comfortably can, continue engaging your obliques as you slowly return to the standing position.