English dictionary
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English noun: funk | |||
| 1. | funk (state) a state of nervous depression | ||
| Samples | He was in a funk. | ||
| Synonyms | blue funk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depression | ||
| 2. | Funk (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | Casimir Funk | ||
| Instance hypernym | biochemist | ||
| 3. | funk (communication) an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jazz | ||
English verb: funk | |||
| 1. | funk (motion) draw back, as with fear or pain | ||
| Samples | She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf. | ||
| Synonyms | cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | retract, shrink back | ||
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