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freak

noun
\ ˈfrēk How to pronounce freak (audio) \

Definition of freak

 (Entry 1 of 4)

1a : a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind you should be able to stop and go on, and follow this way or that, as the freak takes you— R. L. Stevenson
b : a seemingly capricious action or event Through an incredible freak of fate they survived the shipwreck.
2 archaic : a whimsical quality or disposition
3 : one that is markedly unusual or abnormal: such as
a : a person or animal having a physical oddity and appearing in a circus sideshow

b slang

(1) : a sexual deviate
(2) : a person who uses an illicit drug a speed freak
c : hippie
d : an atypical postage stamp usually caused by a unique defect in paper (such as a crease) or a unique event in the manufacturing process (such as a speck of dirt on the plate) that does not produce a constant or systematic effect
4a : an ardent enthusiast film freaks
b : a person who is obsessed with something a control freak

freak

adjective

Definition of freak (Entry 2 of 4)

: having the character of a freak a freak accident

freak

verb (1)
freaked; freaking; freaks

Definition of freak (Entry 3 of 4)

transitive verb

1 : to make greatly distressed, astonished, or discomposed —often used with out the news freaked them out
2 : to put under the influence of a psychedelic drug —often used with out

intransitive verb

1 : to withdraw from reality especially by taking drugs —often used with out
2 : to experience nightmarish hallucinations as a result of taking drugs —often used with out
3a : to behave irrationally or unconventionally under the influence of drugs —often used with out
b : to react with extreme or irrational distress or discomposure —often used with out

freak

verb (2)
freaked; freaking; freaks

Definition of freak (Entry 4 of 4)

transitive verb

: to streak especially with color silver and mother-of-pearl freaking the intense azure— Robert Bridges †1930
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Examples of freak in a Sentence

Noun

 eccentric, artistic types whom many regarded as freaks I had a terrible rash on my face, and I felt like a freak.

Adjective

 He was the victim of a freak accident. even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the freak hailstorm
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 For the Antosha referred to in the title of this moving documentary is Anton Yelchin, the gifted, charismatic actor who died in a freak accident three years ago at only 27 years of age. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Touching ‘Love, Antosha’ celebrates late actor Anton Yelchin," 22 Aug. 2019 Golden State is banking that Robinson can avoid the fate of Jeremy Evans, Fred Jones and Isaiah Rider, freak athletes whose NBA careers topped out at the Slam Dunk Contest. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "Warriors’ Glenn Robinson III out to prove he’s more than just a dunker," 6 July 2019 And Hong offers the occasional glimpse of Hannah’s inner life as her control-freak character slowly learns that stories themselves are a kind of wish that our belief makes true. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Korean family drama ‘Hannah and the Dread Gazebo’ casts too many spells," 19 Aug. 2019 Here are eight examples of freak injuries which kept players sidelined for a while. — SI.com, "8 Freak Injuries Which Sidelined Players Completely Out of Nowhere," 16 Aug. 2019 Dahl also battled an array of freak injuries amid his rise to the minors. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Rockies: David Dahl placed on 10-day IL," 3 Aug. 2019 Control-freak Anna (Judith Chemla) reluctantly leaves her daughter in the charge of her parents. — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, "SF Jewish Film Fest 2019 — 7 movies you need to see," 17 July 2019 Pegg is among the dozens of famous faces who appear in the documentary to pay tribute to their late friend and collaborator, who died in a freak auto accident in 2016. — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, "See Simon Pegg share a sweet memory of Anton Yelchin in exclusive Love, Antosha clip," 2 Aug. 2019 Though Del Mar had the nation’s lowest death rate last year — 0.79 per 1,000 starts — any death is troubling, and a freak training accident killed two horses here July 18, just aft

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