Definition of Conk in English :

Define Conk in English

Conk meaning in English

Meaning of Conk in English

Pronunciation of Conk in English

Conk pronunciation in English

Pronounce Conk in English

Conk

see synonyms of conk

Noun

1. conk

informal term for the nose

Verb

2. conk, stall

come to a stop

Example Sentences:
'The car stalled in the driveway'

3. conk

hit, especially on the head

Example Sentences:
'The stranger conked him and he fainted'

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

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Example Sentences:
'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. conk, faint, pass out, swoon

pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Conk

see synonyms of conk
verb
1. 
to strike (someone) a blow, esp on the head or nose
noun
2. 
a punch or blow, esp on the head or nose
3. 
the head or (esp Brit and NZ) the nose

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers


Conk

see synonyms of conk
noun Slang
1.  British
the nose
2. 
the head
3. 
a blow on the head
verb transitive
4.  Slang
to hit on the head
noun
US
a shelflike growth of fungus found on various trees, usually on the trunk
noun
1. 
a hair style, as worn by some blacks, in which the hair is straightened, as with lye, and smoothed down
verb transitive
2. 
to straighten and arrange hair thus

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Conk

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

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.