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freak 1

 (frēk)
n.
1. A thing or occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular: A freak of nature produced the midsummer snow.
2. An abnormally formed organism, especially one regarded as a curiosity.
3. A sudden capricious turn of mind; a whim: "The freaks of the psyche can no more be explained than the Devil" (Maurice Collis).
4. Slang
a. A drug user or addict: a speed freak.
b. An eccentric or nonconformist person, especially a member of a counterculture.
c. An enthusiast: rock music freaks.
adj.
Highly unusual or irregular: a freak accident; a freak storm.
intr. & tr.v. freaked, freak·ing, freaks Slang
1. To experience or cause to experience frightening hallucinations or feelings of paranoia, especially as a result of taking a drug. Often used with out.
2. To behave or cause to behave irrationally and uncontrollably. Often used with out.
3. To become or cause to become greatly excited or upset. Often used with out.
[Origin unknown.]

freak 2

 (frēk)
n.
A fleck or streak of color.
tr.v. freaked, freak·ing, freaks
To speckle or streak with color: "the white Pink, and the Pansy freaked with jet" (John Milton).
[From freak.]
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freak

(friːk)
n
1. (Biology) a person, animal, or plant that is abnormal or deformed; monstrosity
2.
a. an object, event, etc, that is abnormal or extremely unusual
b. (as modifier): a freak storm.
3. a personal whim or caprice
4. informal a person who acts or dresses in a markedly unconventional or strange way
5. informal a person who is obsessed with something specified: a jazz freak.
vb
See freak out
[C16: of obscure origin]

freak

(friːk)
n
a fleck or streak of colour
vb
(tr) to streak with colour; variegate
[C17: from earlier freaked, probably coined by Milton, based on streak1 + obsolete freckt freckled; see freckle]
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freak1

(frik)

n.
1. an abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly.
2. a person or animal on exhibition as an example of a strange deviation from nature.
3. a sudden and apparently causeless change; caprice.
4. a capricious notion.
5. Slang.
a. a habitual user or addict.
b. enthusiast.
adj.
6. unusual; odd; irregular: a freak epidemic.
v.t., v.i.
7. to make or become frightened, nervous, or excited.
8. freak out, Slang.
a. to become irrational or hallucinate under the influence of a drug.
b. to lose or cause to lose emotional control.
[1555–65]

freak2

(frik)

v.t.
1. to fleck, streak, or variegate: great splashes of color freaking the sky.
n.
2. a fleck or streak of color.
[appar. introduced by Milton in Lycidas (1637)]
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freak


Past participle: freaked
Gerund: freaking

Imperative
freak
freak
Present
I freak
you freak
he/she/it freaks
we freak
you freak
they freak
Preterite
I freaked
you freaked
he/she/it freaked
we freaked
you freaked
they freaked
Present Continuous
I am freaking
you are freaking
he/she/it is freaking
we are freaking
you are freaking
they are freaking
Present Perfect
I have freaked
you have freaked
he/she/it has freaked
we have freaked
you have freaked
they have freaked
Past Continuous
I was freaking
you were freaking
he/she/it was freaking
we were freaking
you were freaking
they were freaking
Past Perfect
I had freaked
you had freaked
he/she/it had freaked
we had freaked
you had freaked
they had freaked
Future
I will freak
you will freak
he/she/it will freak
we will freak
you will freak
they will freak
Future Perfect
I will have freaked
you will have freaked
he/she/it will have freaked
we will have freaked
you will have freaked
they will have freaked
Future Continuous
I will be freaking
you will be freaking
he/she/it will be freaking
we will be freaking
you will be freaking
they will be freaking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been freaking
you have been freaking
he/she/it has been freaking
we have been freaking
you have been freaking
they have been freaking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been freaking
you will have been freaking
he/she/it will have been freaking
we will have been freaking
you will have been freaking
they will have been freaking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been freaking
you had been freaking
he/she/it had been freaking
we had been freaking
you had been freaking
they had been freaking
Conditional
I would freak
you would freak
he/she/it would freak
we would freak
you would freak
they would freak
Past Conditional
I would have freaked
you would have freaked
he/she/it would have freaked
we would have freaked
you would have freaked
they would have freaked
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.freak - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformedfreak - a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
lusus naturae, monstrosity, monster
leviathan - the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks"
mutant, mutation, sport, variation - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
2.freak - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addictionfreak - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
addict, junkie, junky, nut
enthusiast, partizan, partisan - an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
gym rat - someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa
Verb1.freak - lose one's nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out"
freak out, gross out
panic - be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away"
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freak

adjective
1. abnormal, chance, unusual, unexpected, exceptional, unpredictable, queer, erratic, unparalleled, unforeseen, fortuitous, unaccountable, atypical, aberrant, fluky (informal), odd, bizarre The ferry was hit by a freak wave off the coast.
noun
1. (Informal) enthusiast, fan, nut (slang), addict, buff (informal), fanatic, devotee, fiend (informal), aficionado He's a self-starting computer freak.
2. aberration, eccentric, anomaly, abnormality, sport (Biology), monster, mutant, oddity, monstrosity, malformation, rara avis (Latin), queer fish (Brit. informal), teratism Not so long ago, transsexuals were regarded as freaks.
3. weirdo or weirdie, eccentric, crank (informal), oddity, case (informal), character (informal), nut (slang), flake (slang, chiefly U.S.), oddball (informal), nonconformist, screwball (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), odd fish (informal), kook (U.S. & Canad. informal), queer fish (Brit. informal) (informal) The cast consisted of a bunch of freaks and social misfits.
verb
1. (often with out) go crazy, snap, flip (slang), go berserk, go bananas (slang), fly off the handle (informal), throw a wobbly (slang), go off the deep end (informal), lose your mind, lose your cool (informal), go out of your mind, flip your lid (slang), go off your rocker (slang), behave in a wild way, go off your head (slang) I saw five cop cars pull in and I freaked.
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freak

noun
1. Slang. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity:
bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac, zealot.
Informal: buff, fan, fiend.
Slang: nut.
2. An impulsive, often illogical turn of mind:
bee, boutade, caprice, conceit, fancy, humor, impulse, megrim, notion, vagary, whim, whimsy.
Idiom: bee in one's bonnet.
3. A person or animal that is abnormally formed:
monster, monstrosity.
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Translations
إنسان شديد الحَماسغَريب، اسْتِثْنائي
abnormálnostfandamimořádný úkazneobvyklý
fanfreaknørdsjældensjældenhed
bolondja
maîur meî tiltekna dellunáttúruduttlungur; viîundur
kas pamišęs dėl ko norspašėltipatrakti
ar kaut ko pārmērīgi aizrāvies cilvēksdīvainībadīvainsfansuntums
vrtošivý
hastahilkat garibesitutkun

freak

[friːk]
A. N
1. (= person) → monstruo m, fenómeno m; (= plant, animal) → monstruo m; (= event) → anomalía f
a freak of nature → un fenómeno de la naturaleza
the result was a freak → el resultado fue totalmente anómalo
2. (= enthusiast) → fanático/a m/f, adicto/a m/f
health freak → maniático/a m/f en cuestión de salud
peace freak → fanático/a m/f de la paz
see also Jesus B
B. ADJ (= abnormal) [storm, conditions] → anómalo, anormal; [victory] → inesperado
C. VI = freak out
D. VT = freak out
E. CPD freak show N (at circus etc) → espectáculo m de fenómenos de feria (fig) → espectáculo m de bichos raros
freak out
A. VI + ADV (= get excited) → flipar, alucinar; (on drugs) → viajar, flipar
B. VT + ADV (= frighten) → dejar helado
see also freak-out
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

freak

[ˈfriːk]
n
(= odd person) → bête f curieuse
(pejorative) (= fanatic) health freak → obsédé(e) m/f de la santé
fitness freak → sportif/ive m/f acharné(e)
(= abnormal person) (offensive) → monstre m
adj (= very unusual) [event, action, accident] → insolite
vi [person] (= go crazy) → péter un plomb , péter un câble
freak out
vi [person] (= feel scared and disorientated) → flipper
vt
to freak sb out → déboussoler qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

freak

n
(= abnormal plant) → Missbildung f; (= person, animal) → Missgeburt f, → Missbildung f; freak of nature → Laune f → der Natur
(= abnormal event) → außergewöhnlicher Zufall; (= snowstorm etc) → Anomalie f
(dated sl: = hippy) → ausgeflippter Typ (sl)
(inf) jazz/movie freak → Jazz-/Kinofreak m (inf); health/fitness freak → Gesundheits-/Fitnessfreak m (inf)
(inf: = weird person) → Irre(r) mf; he looked at me as though I were some sort of freak → er sah mich an, als ob ich vom Mond wäre
adj weather, conditions → anormal, abnorm; wave → ungewöhnlich hoch; storm → ungewöhnlich stark; accident, error → verrückt; victory, goal → überraschend; (Statistics) values → extrem
vi (inf) → ausflippen (inf)
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freak

[friːk]
1. n (abnormal, person) → fenomeno da baraccone; (animal, plant) → mostro; (event) → avvenimento eccezionale (fam) (enthusiast) → fanatico/a
a freak of nature → un capriccio della natura
the result was a freak → il risultato è stato un caso eccezionale
health freak (fam) → salutista m/f
2. adj (storm, conditions) → anormale; (victory) → inatteso/a
freak out vi + adv (fam) (get angry) → uscire dai gangheri; (get excited) → andare su di giri; (on drugs) → andare fuori di testa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

freak

(friːk) noun
1. an unusual or abnormal event, person or thing. A storm as bad as that one is a freak of nature; (also adjective) a freak result.
2. a person who is wildly enthusiastic about something. a film-freak.
freak out to become very excited, especially because of having taken drugs (noun ˈfreak-out)
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freak

n (vulg) monstruo; vi to — out (fam) agitarse, trastornarse, reaccionar de una manera exagerada
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