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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Funk \Funk\, n. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Funk \Funk\, v. t. 1. To funk at to flinch at to shrink from (a thing or person); as to funk a task. [Colloq.] 2. To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Funk \Funk\, v. i. 1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink. 2. To be frightened, and shrink back to flinch; as to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] --C. Kingsley. {To funk out}, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.] To funk right out o' political strife. --Lowell (Biglow Papers). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Funk \Funk\, n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f?n fire.] An offensive smell; a stench. [Low] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Funk \Funk\, v. t. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] --King. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: funk n : a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" [syn: {blue funk}] v : draw back as with fear [syn: {flinch}, {squinch}, {cringe}, {shrink}, {wince}, {recoil}, {quail}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Funk, NE (village, FIPS 17880) Location: 40.46294 N, 99.24953 W Population (1990): 198 (82 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68940
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