Freak \Freak\ (fr[=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked (fr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.]

[Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fr[aum]kne, Dan. fregne, Gr. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni variegated. Cf. Freckle, Freck.]

To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.]

[1913 Webster]

Freaked with many a mingled hue. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Freak \Freak\, n. [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedy, Goth. fa['i]hufriks avaricious.]

1. A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice. [1913 Webster]

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. [PJC]

3. an habitual drug user, especially one who uses psychedelic drugs. [PJC]

4. an animal or person with a visible congenital abnormality; -- applied especially to those who appear in a circus sideshow. [PJC]

Syn: Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Freak \Freak\, v. i.

1. to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one's composure; -- often used in the phrase

freak out. [PJC]

2. to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; -- often used in the phrase

freak out. [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Freak \Freak\, v. t.

1. to cause (a person) react with great distress or extreme emotion; -- often used in the phrase

freak out. [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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freak

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Freak \Freak\ (fr[=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked (fr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.]

[Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fr["a]kne, Dan. fregne, Gr. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni variegated. Cf. Freckle, Freck.]

To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.]

Freaked with many a mingled hue. --Thomson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Freak \Freak\, n. [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedy, Goth. fa['i]hufriks avaricious.]

A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.

She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. --Spectator.

Syn: Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)