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FUNK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("funk" is a kind of...):
jazz (a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)
Derivation:
funky ((of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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; Funk
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
biochemist (someone with special training in biochemistry)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A state of nervous depression
Example:
he was in a funk
Synonyms:
blue funk; funk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("funk" is a kind of...):
depression (a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they funk ... he / she / it funks
Past simple: funked
Past participle: funked
-ing form: funking
Sense 1
Meaning:
Draw back, as with fear or pain
Example:
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Synonyms:
cringe; flinch; funk; quail; recoil; shrink; squinch; wince
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "funk" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "funk"):
retract; shrink back (pull away from a source of disgust or fear)
Sentence frames:
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