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freak (fr<emac/k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked (fr<emac/kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.] [Akin to OE.
| freak | (fr<emac/k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked (fr<emac/kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.] [Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. frkne, Dan. fregne, Gr. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p<rsdot/<cced/ni variegated. Cf. Freckle, Freck.]
To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.]
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-Freaked with many a mingled hue. Thomson.
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| freak | , n. [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedy, Goth. fahufriks avaricious.] 1.
A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.
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-She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. Spectator.
2.
a rare and unpredictable event; as, the July snowstorm was a freak of nature.
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3.
an habitual drug user, especially one who uses psychedelic drugs.
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an animal or person with a visible congenital abnormality; -- applied especially to those who appear in a circus sideshow.
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Syn. -- Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim.
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| freak | , v. i. 1.
to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one's composure; -- often used in the phrase freak out.
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to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; -- often used in the phrase freak out.
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| freak | , v. t. 1.
to cause (a person) react with great distress or extreme emotion; -- often used in the phrase freak out.
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