funk
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Definitions
Noun
a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk"
Noun
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)
Noun
an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
Verb
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"