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freak (frēk)

noun

    1. a sudden fancy; odd notion; whim
    2. an odd or unusual happening
  1. any abnormal animal, person, or plant; monstrosity
  2. Slang
    1. a user of a specified narcotic, hallucinogen, etc. an acid freak
    2. a devotee or buff a rock freak
    3. hippie
  3. Archaic capriciousness
  4. Philately a postage stamp with an error that occurred in the printing or perforation process and is unique to the one stamp

Etymology: Early ModE < ? OE frician, to dance (> ME freking, whim, capricious conduct)

adjective

oddly different from what is usual or normal; queer; abnormal freak weather

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Slang freak out (see phrase)
freak Idioms

freak out

Slang
  1. to experience, esp. in an extreme way, the mental reactions, hallucinations, etc. induced by a psychedelic drug
  2. to make or become very excited, distressed, disorganized, etc.
freak2 definition

freak (frēk)

transitive verb

Rare to streak or fleck

Etymology: ult. < IE (s)p(h)ereg- > freckle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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