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funk n. [
blue funk] a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
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funk v. [
flinch, squinch, 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. [
Funk, 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. 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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