transcription, транскрипция: [ fri:k ]
( freaks, freaking, freaked)
1.
A freak event or action is one that is a very unusual or extreme example of its type.
Weir broke his leg in a freak accident playing golf...
ADJ : ADJ n
2.
If you describe someone as a particular kind of freak , you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about a thing or activity, and often seem to think about nothing else. ( INFORMAL )
Oat bran became the darling of health freaks last year.
...computer freaks.
= fanatic
N-COUNT : n N
see also control freak
3.
People are sometimes referred to as freaks when their behaviour or attitude is very different from that of the majority of people.
Not so long ago, transsexuals were regarded as freaks.
N-COUNT [ disapproval ]
4.
If you refer to someone as a freak , you mean that they are physically abnormal in some way. This use could cause offence.
N-COUNT [ disapproval ]