English

Pronunciation
enPR|fr�k, IPA|/fri�k/
rhymes|i�k

Noun
en-noun

1. A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.
2. context|of a person An oddball, especially in physiology; unique in a displeasing way.
3. bodybuilding A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 120 kilos (260 pounds).
4. A person who has an obsession or extreme knowledge of a something.
5. A very sexually perverse individual, usually used affectionately or in another good willed context.

Translations
trans-top|a sudden causeless change or turn of the mind
Finnish: oikku, päähänpisto
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trans-top|an oddball, especially in physiology
Finnish: friikki, kummajainen, luonnonoikku
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Russian: ��од
Ukrainian: ��дак
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trans-top|a person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development
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trans-top|a person who has an obsession or extreme knowledge of a something
French: fanatique
Finnish: -friikki
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trans-top|a very sexually perverse individual
Finnish: friikki
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Derived terms
freak of nature
freaky
freakishly
freak accident

Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance

#*1994, James Earl Hardy, B-Boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-On-Black Love Story, (Alyson Publishing), page 107
#*:But after one night turned into five days, I was freaking out. I missed him.

1. transitive To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug

#*1992, Peter G. Stafford, Psychedelics Encyclopedia, (Ronin Publishing), page 56
#*:"[...] Harvard have compiled a list of LSD's contributions�largely missing before then�to our popular language: turned on, straight, freak, freaked out, stoned, [...]"

1. transitive To streak

#*1930, Robert Seymour Bridges, The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books, (Literary Criticism), page 20
#*:"[...] in fine diaper of silver and mother-of-pearl freaking the intense azure; Now scurrying close overhead, wild ink-hued random racers that fling sheeted [...]"

1. intransitive To experience reality withdrawal, or hallucinations (nightmarish), to behave irrational or unconventional due to drug use.
2. intransitive To react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure

fr:freak
io:freak
ja:freak
ru:freak
fi:freak
te:freak
vi:freak
uk:freak
zh:freak

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