WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phreak  (frēk),USA pronunciation n., v., phreaked, phreak•ing. 
n. 
    1. ComputingSee phone phreak. 

    v.i. 
    1. Computingto act as a phone phreak.

    v.t. 
    1. Computingto tamper with (telephones) as a phone phreak does.
    • altered spelling, spelled of freak1, copying ph- of phone1 1970–75

'phreak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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