funk (
http://definr.com/funk)
n 1: a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" [syn: {blue
funk}]
2: United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that
several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and
who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved
(1884-1967) [syn:
Funk,
Casimir Funk]
v : draw back, as with fear [syn:
flinch,
squinch,
cringe,
shrink,
wince,
recoil,
quail]