funk in English
- funk⇄funk (1), noun, verb.
(Informal.) - funk⇄funk (2), noun, verb.
- funk⇄funk (3), noun.
(Jazz Slang.) a type of earthy blues with origins in gospel singing and African rhythms; funky jazz.
Ex. Funk was a deeper reach into Negro culture than jazz had taken before (Time). - funk⇄noun funker.
- funk⇄noun 1. a condition of panic or fear.
Ex. to be in a blue funk.
(SYN) terror.
2. coward. - funk⇄noun 1. a strong, offensive smell, especially of smoke.
2. funk art. - funk⇄v.i. to flinch or shrink through fear; try to back out of anything.
Ex. He always funked when competition grew too keen. - funk⇄v.i. to smoke.
Ex. But there my triumph's straw-fire flared and funked (Robert Browning). - funk⇄v.t. 1. to be afraid of.
2. to shrink from; shirk.
(SYN) evade.
3. to frighten or scare. - funk⇄v.t. 1. to blow smoke upon; annoy with smoke.
2. to smoke (a pipe).