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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Punk  \Punk\,  n.  [Cf.  {Spunk}.] 
  1.  Wood  so  decayed  as  to  be  dry,  crumbly,  and  useful  for 
  tinder;  touchwood. 
 
  2.  A  fungus  ({Polyporus  fomentarius},  etc.)  sometimes  dried 
  for  tinder;  agaric. 
 
  3.  An  artificial  tinder.  See  {Amadou},  and  {Spunk}. 
 
  4.  A  prostitute;  a  strumpet.  [Obsoles.]  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  punk 
  adj  :  (informal)  of  very  poor  quality  [syn:  {bum},  {cheap},  {cheesy}, 
  {chintzy},  {crummy},  {sleazy},  {tinny}] 
  n  1:  an  aggressive  young  criminal  [syn:  {hood},  {hoodlum},  {goon}, 
  {thug},  {tough},  {toughie}] 
  2:  substance  that  smolders  when  ignited;  used  to  light  fuses 
  (especially  fireworks) 
  3:  material  for  starting  a  fire  [syn:  {kindling},  {tinder},  {touchwood}, 
  {spunk}] 
  4:  a  performer  (or  enthuiast)  of  punk  rock  [syn:  {punk  rocker}] 
  5:  rock  music  with  deliberately  offensive  lyrics  expressing 
  anger  and  social  alienation  [syn:  {punk  rock}]




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