Freak — Defs

01 v. t. To variegate; to checker; to streak.

imp. & p. p. Freaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Freaking

1.
To variegate; to checker; to streak.[R.]
“Freaked with many a mingled hue.” — Thomson.

02 n. A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.

1.
A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.
“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.
3.
an habitual drug user, especially one who uses psychedelic drugs.
4.
an animal or person with a visible congenital abnormality; -- applied especially to those who appear in a circus sideshow.

Syn. Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See Whim.

03 v. i. to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one's composure; -- often used in the phrase freak out.

1.
to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose one's composure; -- often used in the phrase freak out.
2.
to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under the influence of drugs; -- often used in the phrase freak out.

04 v. t. to cause (a person) react with great distress or extreme emotion; -- often used in the phrase freak out.

1.
to cause (a person) react with great distress or extreme emotion; -- often used in the phrase freak out.