funk

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: blue funk Funk Casimir Funk flinch squinch cringe shrink wince recoil quail

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

a state of nervous depression“he was in a funk”Synonyms: blue funk
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: Funk Casimir Funk
an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar

Verb (1)

draw back, as with fear or pain“she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”Synonyms: flinch squinch cringe shrink wince recoil quail

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Funk \Funk\, v. i.

1.To emit an offensive smell; to stink. [1913 Webster]

2.To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]

To funk out, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

To funk right out o' political strife.— Lowell (Biglow Papers). Funk

Funk \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. [1913 Webster]

Funk \Funk\ (f[u^][ng]k), n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f[=o]n fire.]

1.An offensive smell; a stench. [Low] [1913 Webster]

2.One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3.a state of fear. [PJC]

4.a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the phrase blue funk. [PJC]

Funk \Funk\ (f[u^][ng]k), n. an earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music having elements of black American blues and gospel. [PJC]

Funk \Funk\, v. t.

1.To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] --King. [1913 Webster]

2.To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3.To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]