funk

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) spark.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) touchwood, punk, tinder.
  3. Noun.  (countable) mental depression.
  4. Noun.  (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
  5. Verb.  To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
  6. Noun.  (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour. Examples of 18th Century usage cited in Universal English Dictionary, 1896.
  7. Noun.  (uncountable) A genre of popular music associated with the 1970s and typified by prominent bass guitar and horn section.

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