Funk

Funk  (fngk, fngk), Casimir 1884-1967.

Polish-born American biochemist whose research of deficiency diseases led to his discovery of vitamins, which he named in 1912.

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funk ¹  (fngk)

n.

1.

a. A state of cowardly fright; a panic.

b. A state of severe depression.

2. A cowardly, fearful person.

v. funked, funk·ing, funks

v.tr.

1. To shrink from in fright or dread.

2. To be afraid of.

v.intr.

To shrink in fright.

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[Probably from obsolete Flemish fonck, disturbance, agitation.]

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funk ²  (fngk)

n.

1. Music

a. An earthy quality appreciated in music such as jazz or soul.

b. A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bass line.

2. Slang An unsophisticated quality or atmosphere of a region or locality: "The setting is country funk" (Nina Martin).

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[Back-formation from funky.]

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Funk [fʌŋk]

n

(Biographies / Funk, Casimir (1884-1967) M, USnational of birth: Polish, SCIENCE: chemist) Casimir (ˈkæzɪˌmɪə). 1884-1967, US biochemist, born in Poland: studied and named vitamins

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funk¹ Informal chiefly Brit

n

1. Also called blue funk a state of nervousness, fear, or depression (esp in the phrase in a funk)

2. a coward

vb

1. to flinch from (responsibility) through fear

2. (tr; usually passive) to make afraid

[university slang, perhaps related to funk²]

funker  n

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funk²

n

US slang a strong foul odour

[C17 (in the sense: tobacco smoke): from funk (vb) to smoke (tobacco), probably of French dialect origin; compare Old French funkier to smoke, from Latin fūmigāre]

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funk³

n

(Music / Pop Music) Informal a type of polyrhythmic Black dance music with heavy syncopation

[back formation from funky¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	funk - a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" blue funk depression - a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
	2.	Funk - United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967) Casimir Funk
	3.	funk - an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar jazz - a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
Verb	1.	funk - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, wince, shrink, squinch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear

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funk

verb chicken out of, dodge, recoil from, take fright, flinch from, duck out of (informal), turn tail (informal) When the time came I funked it.

Translations

funk [fʌŋk]

A. N

1. (= fear) to be in a (blue) funk → estar muerto de miedo

2. (Mus) → funk m

B. VT to funk it → rajarse
to funk doing something → dejar de hacer algo por miedo

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funk [ˈfʌŋk]

n

(= music) → funk m

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funk

n

(esp Brit inf: = fear) → Schiss m (inf), → Bammel m (inf); to be in a (blue) funk → (vor Angst) die Hosen voll haben (inf), → mächtig or ganz schön Schiss or Bammel haben (inf); to put somebody in a (blue) funk → jdm mächtig Bammel einjagen (inf)

(Mus) → Funk m

vt → kneifen vor (+dat) (inf); he funked it → er hat (davor) gekniffen (inf)

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funk [fʌŋk]

1. n (old) to be in a (blue) funk (fam) → avere una gran fifa

2. vt (old) → evitare (per paura)

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funk

n funk [faŋk]

(a state of) fear He was in a funk over his exam. vreesbevange ذُعْر паника strach, panika skræk; angst; panik der Bammel φόβος canguelo, acojone pabin نگرانی pelko trouille פַּחַד भय veliki strah félelem rasa takut ofsahræðsla, skelfing paura おびえ 겁, 두려움 baimė, panika bailes; šausmas kecut perut paniek redsel, følelse av å være helt på bånn/ langt nede strach, trema pânico spaimă страх (mať) plné nohavice trema strah förskräckelse, rädsla สภาวะกลัว korku 驚惶，害怕 переляк, страх خوف زدہ sự kinh sợ 惊惶，害怕; 却懦,恐惧

v

not to do (something) because one is afraid She funked the appointment. vrees يَخاف، يَجْبُن، يَخْشى отменям от страх bát se; vyhýbat se luske uden om kneifen vor αποφεύγω κτ. από φόβο rajarse, acojonarse, cagarse hirmu pärast tegemata jätma خودداری کردن از jänistää se dégonfler לַחֲמוֹק בִּגְלַל פַּחַד भय के कारण अच्छा नहीं कर पाना izmicati, zabušavati (zbog straha) fél menggagalkan þora ekki, draga sig í hlé sottrarsi a ～から尻ごみをする 두려워 피하다 pabūgti, išsigąsti izvairīties (no kaut kā) menggagalkan niet aandurven vike unna, ikke tore vise seg stchórzyć przed furtar-se a a da îna­poi (de la) увиливать hrozne sa báť (čoho) iz strahu opustiti plašiti se smita ifrån ไม้กล้าทำอะไรบางอย่างเพราะความกลัว korkup kaçmak 逃避 ухилятися (від чогось) خوف سے کوئی کام نہیں کرنا sợ hãi; hoảng sợ 逃避