funk

funk ¹

 (fŭngk)

n.

A strong, usually unpleasant smell; reek.

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[Probably ultimately from a northern French dialectal source such as Picard and Walloon funquer, to produce smoke, from Vulgar Latin *fūmicāre, alteration of Latin fūmigāre; see fumigate.]

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funk ²

 (fŭngk)

n.

1. Music

a. A hearty or 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 bassline.

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 ³

 (fŭngk)

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, of unknown origin.]

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funk

(fʌŋk)

n

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

2. a coward

vb

3. to flinch from (responsibility) through fear

4. (tr; usually passive) to make afraid

[C18: university slang, perhaps related to funk²]

ˈfunker n

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funk

(fʌŋk)

n

slang US 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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funk

(fʌŋk)

n

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

[C20: back formation from funky¹]

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Funk

(fʌŋk)

n

(Biography) Casimir (ˈkæzɪˌmɪə). 1884–1967, US biochemist, born in Poland: studied and named vitamins

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funk¹

(fʌŋk)

n.

1. cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.

2. a dejected mood; depression.

v.t.

3. to be afraid of.

4. to frighten.

5. to shrink from; try to shirk.

v.i.

6. to shrink or quail in fear.

[1735–45]

funk′er, n.

funk²

(fʌŋk)

n.

1. music having a funky quality.

2. the state or quality of being funky.

3. a strong smell; stench.

[1615–25]

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funk

Past participle: funked
Gerund: funking

Imperative

funk

funk

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funk

A form of R&B music that became popular in the 1970s and which is often said to have originated with the 1970 James Brown single Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine. Funk is characterized by primordial emotions and extended improvisations around a simple musical theme.

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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.

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funk

noun

1. Ignoble lack of courage:

chickenheartedness, cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faint-heartedness, pusillanimity, unmanliness.

Slang: gutlessness, yellowness, yellow streak.

2. Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:

affright, alarm, apprehension, dread, fear, fearfulness, fright, horror, panic, terror, trepidation.

Slang: cold feet.

Idiom: fear and trembling.

3. A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits:

blues, dejection, depression, despondence, despondency, doldrums, dolefulness, downheartedness, dumps, dysphoria, gloom, glumness, heavy-heartedness, melancholy, mope (used in plural), mournfulness, sadness, unhappiness.

4. An ignoble, uncourageous person:

coward, craven, dastard, poltroon.

Slang: chicken, yellow-belly.

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Translations

ذُعْريَخاف، يَجْبُن، يَخْشى

bát sepanikastrachvyhýbat se

angstluske uden ompanikskræk

Bammelkneifen vor

dégonflerfaiblesselâchetépeureuxtrouille

ofsahræîsla, skelfingòora ekki, draga sig í hlé

avere una terribile fifaevitarefifafunkpaura

pabūgtipanika

bailesizvairītiesšausmas

følelse av å være helt på bånn nedeikke tore vise seg

hrozne sa báťplné nohavice

korkukorkup kaçmak

却懦害怕恐惧惊惶逃避

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

(faŋk) noun

(a state of) fear. He was in a funk over his exam. vreesbevange ذُعْر паника pânico strach, panika der Bammel skræk; angst; panik φόβοςcanguelo, acojone pabin نگرانی pelko trouilleפחד भय veliki strah félelem rasa takut ofsahræðsla, skelfing paura おびえ 겁, 두려움 baimė, panika bailes; šausmas kecut perut paniekredsel, følelse av å være helt på bånn/ langt nede strach, trema ويره (بيره)، ډار 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

verb

not to do (something) because one is afraid. She funked the appointment. vrees يَخاف، يَجْبُن، يَخْشى отменям от страх furtar-se a bát se; vyhýbat se kneifen vor luske uden om 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 حزر کول 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

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