FREAK, noun 1. Literally, a sudden starting or change of place. Hence, 2. A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim or fancy; a capricious prank. She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a freak will instantly change her habitation. FREAK, verb transitive [Heb. to divide.] To variegate; to checker. FREAKed with many a mingled hue.
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