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Funk vs Runaway - What's the difference?

funk | runaway |

As nouns the difference between funk and runaway

is that funk is spark while runaway is a person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes limitations.

As a verb funk

is to shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.

funk

English

(wikipedia funk)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) funke, . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) spark
  • (obsolete) touchwood, punk, tinder

    • Etymology 2

    1743, Scottish and Northern English dialectal word, originally a verb meaning "to panic, fail due to panic". Perhaps from or cognate with obsolete (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (countable) mental depression
  • (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly
  • * Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
    • [The helmsman] steered with no end of a swagger while you were by; but if he lost sight of you, he became instantly the prey of an abject funk

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear

    • Etymology 3

    1620, from (etyl) dialectal (Norman) funquer, . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour.
  • (rft-sense) (uncountable) Music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat.
    • Derived terms
    * electrofunk * funky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
  • To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
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    runaway

    English

    Alternative forms

    * run-away

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes limitations.
    • Runaway children are vulnerable to criminal exploitation.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thou runaway , thou coward, art thou fled?
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  • A train that is out of control.
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  • (usually attributive) An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
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  • The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
    • There was a runaway yesterday.
  • An overwhelming victory.
    • The home side won in a runaway .

    Usage notes

    This word is frequently used attributively, as in "runaway X" to mean "an X which has run away" or "an X which is out of control".

    Related terms

    * run away