bɛnd ˈflɛk.ʃən plɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased an angular or rounded shape made by folding a fold in the napkin a crease in his trousers a plication on her blouse a flexure of the colon a bend of his elbow the state of being flexed (as of a joint)