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funk

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: funk

1
 n
a state of nervous depression
2
 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
3
 v
draw back, as with fear or pain
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: funk
1

n a state of nervous depression

“he was in a funk”
Synonyms:
blue funk
Type of:
depression
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
2

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

Type of:
jazz
a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
3

v draw back, as with fear or pain

Synonyms:
cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince
Types:
retract, shrink back
pull away from a source of disgust or fear
Type of:
move
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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