funk
Definition
- n. a state of nervous depression
- n. 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)
- 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
Word forms
- Present participle
- funking
- Past tense
- funked
- Past participle
- funked
- Third person singular
- funks
Example sentences
n.
He felt a sudden funk when he had to speak in front of the large crowd.
vt.
The bad smell from the garbage funked up the entire kitchen.
vi.
The old cheese in the fridge funked after a week.