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Conk (Verb)

Meaning 1

Hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The baseball bat conked him square on the forehead during the game.
  • She conked her brother over the head with a pillow as a joke.
  • He accidentally conked his head on the low-hanging pipe in the basement.
  • A stray soccer ball conked him in the face during practice.
  • The boxer's powerful fist conked his opponent to the mat in a single blow.

Related Words

  • Conk (noun)

Meaning 2

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".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • After years of battling with illness, she conked out last night surrounded by her family.
  • The elderly woman's heart condition worsened, and she conked out in her sleep.
  • A severe brain hemorrhage caused him to conk out suddenly in his office.
  • The cyclist conked out from exhaustion during the marathon, just miles away from the finish line.
  • Old Jack conked out peacefully at his home with his kids by his side to say their last goodbyes.

Synonyms

  • Pop Off
  • Croak
  • Die
  • Pass
  • Expire
  • Decease
  • Cash In One's Chips
  • Perish
  • Choke
  • Buy The Farm
  • Exit
  • Drop Dead
  • Pass Away
  • Go
  • Give-up The Ghost
  • Kick The Bucket
  • Snuff It

Hypernyms

  • Change State
  • Turn

Hyponyms

  • Buy It
  • Stifle
  • Predecease
  • Abort
  • Fall
  • Asphyxiate
  • Drown
  • Pip Out
  • Starve
  • Succumb
  • Suffocate
  • Yield
  • Famish

Meaning 3

Come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • The old engine conked out in the middle of the highway.
  • The lawnmower's motor conked on the third pass over the lawn.
  • Her car conked out on the side of the road, leaving her stranded.
  • As the battery died, his phone suddenly conked out and went dark.
  • After a few more hours, the air conditioner conked out from overuse.

Synonyms

  • Stall

Hypernyms

  • Stop

Meaning 4

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

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

  • Swoon
  • Faint
  • Pass Out

Hypernyms

  • Black Out
  • Zonk Out
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