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Funk n. [
funk, blue funk] a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
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Funk v. [
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail] draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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Funk n. [
Casimir 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)
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Funk n. [
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
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