conk

conk ¹

 (kŏngk) Slang

n.

1.

a. The head.

b. A blow, especially on the head.

2. Chiefly British The human nose.

v. conked, conk·ing, conks

v.tr.

To hit, especially on the head.

v.intr.

1. To stop functioning; fail: The engine conked out on the final lap.

2. To fall asleep, especially suddenly or heavily: conked out on the couch watching television.

3. To pass out; faint.

4. To die.

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[Perhaps variant of conch. N., sense 1b, and v., probably of imitative origin.]

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conk ²

 (kŏngk)

n.

A hard, shelflike, spore-bearing structure of certain wood-decaying fungi, found on stumps, logs, or trees.

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[Perhaps alteration of conch.]

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conk ³

 (kŏngk)

n.

A hairstyle in which the hair is straightened, usually by chemical means. Also called process¹.

tr.v. conked, conk·ing, conks

To straighten (tightly curled hair) usually by chemical means.

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[Perhaps alteration of congolene, substance for straightening hair.]

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conk

(kɒŋk)

vb

to strike (someone) a blow, esp on the head or nose

n

1. a punch or blow, esp on the head or nose

2. the head or (esp Brit and NZ) the nose

[C19: probably changed from conch]

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conk¹

(kɒŋk, kɔŋk)
Slang.
v.t.

1. to hit on the head.

2. the head.

3. a blow on the head.

[1805–15; of obscure orig.]

conk²

(kɒŋk, kɔŋk)
Slang.
v.i.

1. to break down or fail, as a machine or engine (often fol. by out).

2. to slow down or stop; lose energy (often fol. by out).

3. to go to sleep (usu. fol. by off or out).

4. to lose consciousness; faint (usu. fol. by out).

5. to die.

[1915–20; perhaps of imitative orig.]

conk³

(kɒŋk, kɔŋk)

n.

the shelflike fruiting body of certain wood-decaying fungi; bracket.

[1850–55, Amer.; of obscure orig.]

conk⁴

(kɒŋk, kɔŋk)

n. Also called process.

1. a method of chemically straightening the hair.

2. a hairstyle in which the hair is chemically straightened and sometimes set into waves.

v.t.

3. to straighten (hair) by the use of chemicals; process.

[probably shortening and alter. of congolene, alleged to be the name of a hair straightener made from Congo copal]

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conk

Past participle: conked
Gerund: conking

Imperative

conk

conk

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conk - informal term for the nose nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Verb	1.	conk - come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" stall driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal stop, halt - come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window"
	2.	conk - hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted" hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	3.	conk - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, exit, choke, go, pass abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" buy it, pip out - be killed or die; drown - die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake" predecease - die before; die earlier than; "She predeceased her husband" conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go - 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" starve, famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" die - suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" fall - die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" succumb, yield - be fatally overwhelmed
	4.	conk - pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain faint, pass out, swoon zonk out, pass out, black out - lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example

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conk

noun

1. Slang. The uppermost part of the body:

head, noddle, pate, poll.

Slang: bean, block, dome, noggin, noodle, nut.

2. Slang. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:

bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, paste.

verb

Slang. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:

bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.

Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.

Slang: belt, paste.

Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.

phrasal verb
conk out

1. Slang. To cease functioning properly:

break down, fail, give out.

2. Slang. To suddenly lose all health or strength:

break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb.

Informal: crack up.

Idiom: give way.

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Translations

κόνξα

cogner

conk

[kɒŋk] N

1. (Brit) (= nose) → narigón m

2. (= blow) → golpe m

3. (US) (= head) → coco m, cholla f (Mex)

conk out VI + ADV

1. (= break down) → averiarse, fastidiarse, descomponerse (LAm)

2. (= die) → estirar la pata; (= fall asleep) → dormir como un tronco

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conk

(inf)

n (esp Brit: = nose) → Zinken m (inf)

vt (= hit) → hauen (inf)

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