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conk

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noun (1)

ˈkäŋk How to pronounce conk (audio)
ˈkȯŋk
chiefly British slang
: nose

conk

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verb (1)

conked; conking; conks

transitive verb

: to hit especially on the head : knock out

conk

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noun (2)

: the visible fruiting body of a bracket fungus
also : decay caused by such a fungus
conky
ˈkäŋ-kē How to pronounce conk (audio)
ˈkȯŋ-
adjective

conk

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verb (2)

conked; conking; conks

intransitive verb

1
: break down
especially : stall
usually used with out
the motor suddenly conked out
2
a
: faint
b
: to go to sleep
usually used with off or out
conked out for a while after lunch
c
: die
I caught pneumonia. I almost conked Truman Capote

conk

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verb (3)

conked; conking; conks

transitive verb

: to straighten out (hair) usually by the use of chemicals

conk

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noun (3)

: a hairstyle in which the hair is straightened out and flattened down or lightly waved

called also process

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

perhaps from conch

Verb (1)

English slang conk head

Noun (2)

probably alteration of conch

Verb (2)

probably imitative

Verb (3)

probably by shortening & alteration from congolene preparation used for straightening hair

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1812, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

1821, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1851, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (3)

1943, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of conk was in 1812

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