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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.
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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}.
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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.]
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Freaked with many a mingled hue. --Thomson.
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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]


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

{freak out}.
[PJC]