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 Definitions of conk  [ɒŋk, kɔŋk]  

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Definition of 'conk' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) conk
to hit on the head.

2.  conk
the head.

3.  conk
a blow on the head.

4. (v.i.) conk
to break down or fail, as a machine or engine (often fol. by out).

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

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

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

8.  conk
to die.

9. (n.) conk
the shelflike fruiting body of certain wood-decaying fungi; bracket.

10. (n.) conk
a method of chemically straightening the hair.

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

12. (v.t.) conk
to straighten (hair) by the use of chemicals; process.

Etymology:  (prob. shortening and alter. of congolene, alleged to be the name of a hair straightener made from Congo copal)

Definition of 'conk' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) conk
informal term for the nose

2. (verb) stall, conk
come to a stop
"The car stalled in the driveway"

3. (verb) conk
hit, especially on the head
"The stranger conked him and he fainted"

4. (verb) die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it
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"

5. (verb) faint, conk, swoon, pass out
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain



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