n.
1.a state of nervous depression
2.United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967) funk v.
1.draw back, as with fear or pain
Idiom of the Day
hang back
to stay some distance behind someone or away from someone, to hesitate or be unwilling to do something
The man always hangs back when his boss asks for volunteers.