conk

Noun · Verb
US[kongk]/kɑŋk/1 syllable
Synonyms: stalldiedeceaseperishgoexitpass awayexpirepasskick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farm

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. informal term for the noseType of nose, olfactory organ

Verb (4)conked

  1. come to a stop“The car stalled in the driveway”Synonyms: stallMore general stop, halt
  2. hit, especially on the head“The stranger conked him and he fainted”More general hit
  3. 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”Synonyms: diedeceaseperishgoexitpass awayexpirepasskick the bucketcash in one's chipsbuy the farmgive-up the ghostdrop deadpop offchokecroaksnuff itMore general change state, turnMore specific starve, fall, drown, buy it, suffocate, succumb, abort, predeceaseSimilar fail, die
  4. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brainSynonyms: faintswoonpass outMore general zonk out, pass out

Related words stall noun, exit noun, swoon noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

conk (kŏṉk), noun

1. the head. slang

2. a blow to the head. slang

conk (kŏṉk), transitive verb

to hit on the head; as, to conk someone on the head with a pipe. slang

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors

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