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Freak (fr&ē;k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked (fr&ē;kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.] [Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fr&ä;kne, Dan. fregne, Gr. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p&rsdot_;çni 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, n. [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold, greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel. frekr greedy, Goth. faíhufriks 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.
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3. an habitual drug user, especially one who uses psychedelic drugs.
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4. an animal or person with a visible congenital abnormality; -- applied especially to those who appear in a circus sideshow.
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Syn. -- Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim.
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Freak, v. i. 1. to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one's composure; -- often used in the phrase freak out.
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2. to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; -- often used in the phrase freak out.
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Freak, v. t. 1. to cause (a person) react with great distress or extreme emotion; -- often used in the phrase freak out.
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