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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lose one's nerveplay

Example:

When he saw the accident, he freaked out

Synonyms:

freak; freak out; gross out

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "gross out" is one way to...):

panic (be overcome by a sudden fear)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fill with distasteplay

Example:

This spoilt food disgusts me

Synonyms:

disgust; gross out; repel; revolt

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "gross out" is one way to...):

excite; stimulate; stir (stir feelings in)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gross out"):

nauseate; sicken; turn one's stomach (upset and make nauseated)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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