Funk word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "funk" word

[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)
[noun] a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
[verb] draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

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\Funk\, n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f?n fire.] An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
\Funk\, v. t. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] --King.
\Funk\, v. i. 1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink. 2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] --C. Kingsley. {To funk out}, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.] To funk right out o' political strife. --Lowell (Biglow Papers).
\Funk\, Funking \Funk"ing\, n. A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] ``The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it).'' --De Quincey.
\Funk\, n. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]
\Funk\, v. t. 1. To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.] 2. To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.]

Synonyms for funk

blue funk, Casimir Funk, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince

Related terms: awe, change color, craven, falter, flinch, freeze, fright, frighten, grow pale, lily liver, pale, quail, quitter, recoil, reek, scaredy-cat, shrink, sissy, stagger, stink, take alarm, take fright

The fun area, different aproach to word »funk«

Let's analyse "funk" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: KNUF. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ..-. ..- -. -.-

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: funk: 3 = 3, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: funk: 6 + 3 + 5 + 2 = 16, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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