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    Freak , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freaked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking.] [Akin to OE. frakin, freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fräkne, Dan. fregne, Gr. περκνός dark-colored, Skr. pṛçni 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.
      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, 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
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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.
      PJC

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