English Dictionary: funk | by the DICT Development Group |
8 results for funk | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Funk \Funk\, n. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Funk \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.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Funk \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). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Funk \Funk\, Funking \Funk"ing\, n. A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] [bd]The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it).[b8] --De Quincey. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Funk \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] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Funk \Funk\, v. t. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] --King. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Funk, NE (village, FIPS 17880) Location: 40.46294 N, 99.24953 W Population (1990): 198 (82 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68940 |