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1. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
   "something definitely queer about this town";
   - curious, funny, odd, peculiar, rum [Brit, informal], rummy [Brit, archaic, informal], singular
    
2. [offensive] Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
   - gay, homophile [archaic]
    
3. Of or relating to non-standard gender identity, esp. not heterosexual

1. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
   "queer your opponent";
   - thwart, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk [informal], scupper [informal]
    
2. Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
   - expose, scupper, endanger, peril

1. A male homosexual

Derived forms: queerer, queered, queers, queering, queerest

See also: homosexual, oddball, strange, unusual

Type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, forbid, foreclose, forestall, impact, preclude, prevent, touch, touch on

Encyclopedia: Queer