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funk
/fəŋk/
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  1. verb
    draw back, as with fear or pain

    Similar: 

    cringe flinch quail recoil shrink squinch wince
    type of:
    move
  2. noun
    a state of nervous depression
    "he was in a funk"

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    blue funk
    type of:
    depression
  3. noun
    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)

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    casimir funk
  4. noun
    an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
    type of:
    jazz
Examples of funk
  • "he was in a funk"
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