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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)
- 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
- 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
Other Words From
- conky adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of conk1
Origin of conk2
Origin of conk3
Origin of conk4
Word History and Origins
Origin of conk1
Example Sentences
The food van that conked out at Del Rosario’s house was from Revolution Foods, one of the vendors in the city’s delivery program.
But my pacemaker battery was running low, and what if it conked out in the middle of an extraction?
A loud conk shut Robert up, as Jack’s grandfather smacked him with the food tray, but it was already too late.
I had to replace an air conditioner motor that just couldn’t keep up and conked out.
It wasn’t until a week later that Shute realized how seriously her cognitive function had declined after her AC conked out.
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