plantarflex

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verb

To flex the foot or toes toward the sole.

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Meanings

verbplantarflex (third-person singular simple present plantarflexes, present participle plantarflexing, simple past and past participle plantarflexed)

present singular third person plantarflexes · participle present plantarflexing · participle past plantarflexed · past plantarflexed

  1. transitiveanatomyTo flex the foot or toes toward the sole.

Origin

From plantar + flex.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 跖屈
  • 跖屈 (zhíqū)to flex the foot or toes toward the sole
Finnish taivuttaa plantaarisesti
  • taivuttaa plantaarisestito flex the foot or toes toward the sole
Cite this entry
APA

plantarflex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plantarflex

MLA

“plantarflex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plantarflex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plantarflex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plantarflex.

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