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freak
1[ freek ]
noun
- any abnormal phenomenon or product or unusual object; anomaly; aberration.
- a person or animal on exhibition as an example of a strange deviation from nature.
- a sudden and apparently causeless change or turn of events, the mind, etc.; an apparently capricious notion, occurrence, etc.:
That kind of sudden storm is a freak.
- Numismatics. an imperfect coin, undetected at the mint and put into circulation.
- Philately. a stamp differing from others of the same printing because of creases, dirty engraving plates, etc. Compare error ( def 8 ), variety ( def 7 ).
- Slang.
- a person who has withdrawn from normal, rational behavior and activities to pursue one interest or obsession:
a drug freak.
- a devoted fan or follower; enthusiast:
a baseball freak.
- a hippie.
- Archaic. capriciousness; whimsicality.
verb (used with or without object)
- to become or to make (someone) insane or out of control, as a result of being frightened, wildly excited, or high on drugs: The loud noise freaked the horses just as they were being loaded into trailers.
Mom'll freak if she ever finds out we threw that party when she was out of town.
The loud noise freaked the horses just as they were being loaded into trailers.
verb phrase
- Slang. freakout.
freak
2[ freek ]
verb (used with object)
- to fleck, streak, or variegate:
great splashes of color freaking the sky.
noun
- a fleck or streak of color.
freak
1/ friːk /
noun
- a person, animal, or plant that is abnormal or deformed; monstrosity
- an object, event, etc, that is abnormal or extremely unusual
- ( as modifier )
a freak storm
- a personal whim or caprice
- informal.a person who acts or dresses in a markedly unconventional or strange way
- informal.a person who is obsessed with something specified
a jazz freak
verb
- See freak out
freak
2/ friːk /
noun
- a fleck or streak of colour
verb
- tr to streak with colour; variegate
Word History and Origins
Origin of freak1
Word History and Origins
Origin of freak1
Origin of freak2
Example Sentences
Still, fans can’t help but happily freak out that Janet Hubert, the actress who played the original Aunt Viv in the ’90s series, was included in the festivities.
Two weeks ago, after freak lightning strikes torched Northern California but before the inferno of Labor Day weekend had begun, a friend called to talk, like you do when the world is turning to crap and nothing is stable or makes sense.
In a matter of weeks, California has been hit with two record-breaking heat waves, hundreds of blazes, freak lightning storms and dangerously poor air quality.
People freak out if there’s a single bad day whereas in the past there was a little more leniency.
People also can’t tell if you have a mask when it’s hiding in your pocket, so you could freak out an immunocompromised hiker or runner.
Really, is it any wonder that fluoride should freak people out?
They had a freak-out moment and destroyed some source material.
I was already a full-blown movie freak by the time I was in 8th grade.
And in a culture as paranoid as ours, we freak out about them all the time.
After her husband dies in a freak accident, Regal moves to Tel Aviv.
But to others it was only a freak of the lad's imagination, which had been much influenced by the reading of romances.
Another contributory source to this oddest freak of my life was the terms on which I had returned to the college.
A child born with three legs is a freak of nature, a monstrosity, yet it sometimes appears.
The Druggists Circular is to be congratulated on exposing this latest pharmaceutical freak.
By some freak of nature here was a place where the breed ran to high blood.
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