Flex vs Contortionism - What's the difference?
flex | contortionism |
(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
(countable) The act of flexing.
(uncountable, chiefly, British) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
(countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
To bend something.
To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
To move part of the body using one's muscles.
(bodybuilding) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
* 1994 , Elise Title, Body Heat? , page 189
An acrobatic display involving the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.
*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=April 3, author=Ben Shpigel, title=The Mets’ Players Are Eager to Unwrap Ballpark’s Goodies, work=New York Times
, passage=On days at Shea Stadium last season when he did not pitch, Mike Pelfrey retreated to the clubhouse to show off his hidden talent: contortionism . }}
As nouns the difference between flex and contortionism
is that flex is (uncountable) flexibility, pliancy while contortionism is an acrobatic display involving the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.As a verb flex
is to bend something.flex
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(es)- He rubbed his hands together. "Believe it or not, there was a time when I considered giving acting a go. What do you think, Miss Fox?" He flexed impressive biceps. "Would I have had a chance against the Schwarzeneggers and the Chuck Norris types?"
contortionism
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(-) (wikipedia contortionism)citation