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conk
1[ kongk, kawngk ]
verb (used with object)
- to hit or strike on the head.
noun
- a blow on the head.
- the head.
- British. the nose.
conk
2[ kongk, kawngk ]
verb (used without object)
Slang.
- to break or fail, as a machine or engine (often followed by out ):
The engine conked out halfway there.
- to slow down or stop; lose energy (often followed by out ).
- to go to sleep (usually followed by off or out ).
- to lose consciousness; faint (usually followed by out ).
- to die (usually followed by out ).
conk
3[ kongk, kawngk ]
noun
Mycology.
- the shelflike fruiting body of certain wood-decaying fungi; bracket fungus
conk
4[ kongk, kawngk ]
noun
- a method of chemically straightening the hair.
- a hairstyle in which the hair has been chemically straightened and sometimes set into waves.
verb (used with object)
- to straighten (kinky hair) by the use of chemicals:
to have one's hair conked.
conk
/ kɒŋk /
verb
- to strike (someone) a blow, esp on the head or nose
noun
- a punch or blow, esp on the head or nose
- the head or (esp Brit and NZ) the nose
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Other Words From
- conky adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conk1
First recorded in 1805–15; of obscure origen
Origin of conk2
First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps imitative of the sound
Origin of conk3
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; of obscure origen
Origin of conk4
First recorded in 1940–45; probably shortening and alteration of congolene, alleged to be the name of a hair straightener made from Congo copal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conk1
C19: probably changed from conch
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