From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Punk \Punk\, n. [Cf. {Spunk}.]
1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for
tinder; touchwood.
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2. A fungus ({Polyporus fomentarius}, etc.) sometimes dried
for tinder; agaric.
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3. An artificial tinder. See {Amadou}, and {Spunk}.
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4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
punk
adj 1: of very poor quality; flimsy [syn: {bum}, {cheap},
{cheesy}, {chintzy}, {crummy}, {punk}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood},
{hoodlum}, {goon}, {punk}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie},
{strong-armer}]
2: substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses
(especially fireworks)
3: material for starting a fire [syn: {kindling}, {tinder},
{touchwood}, {spunk}, {punk}]
4: a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast)
of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture [syn:
{punk rocker}, {punk}]
5: rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing
anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against
progressive rock [syn: {punk rock}, {punk}]
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