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1conk out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We conked out right after the guests had left./ …
2conk out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We conked out right after the guests had left./ …
3conk — Ⅰ. conk [1] ► VERB (conk out) informal 1) (of a machine) break down. 2) faint or go to sleep. 3) die. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. conk …
4conk — conk1 [käŋk, kôŋk] n. [< CONCH] Slang 1. Brit. the nose 2. the head 3. a blow on the head vt. Slang to hit on the head to hit on the head conk out Slang …
5conk out — verb 1. stop operating or functioning The engine finally went The car died on the road The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town The coffee maker broke The engine failed on the way to town her eyesight went after the accident • Sy …
6conk — I [[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] Slang. v. t. 1) sts to hit on the head 2) sts the head 3) sts a blow on the head • Etymology: 1805–15; of obscure orig. II conk [[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] Slang. v. i. 1) sts to break down or fail, as a machine or engine (often fol …
7conk out — 1. in. [for someone] to collapse. □ I was so tired I just went home and conked out. □ I was afraid I would conk out while I was driving. 2. in. [for something] to break down; to quit running. □ My car conked out finally …
8conk — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from conch Date: 1812 slang chiefly Brit nose II. transitive verb Etymology: English slang conk head Date: 1821 to hit especially on the head ; knock out II …
9conk out — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. Slang. To cease functioning properly: break down, fail, give out. See THRIVE. 2. Slang. To suddenly lose all health or strength: break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb. Informal: crack up …
10conk out — informal 1》 (of a machine) break down. → conk …