conk out

vb (intr, adverb) 1. (General Engineering) (of machines, cars, etc) to fail suddenly2. to tire suddenly or collapse, as from exhaustion [C20: of uncertain origin]

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Verb	1.	conk out - stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, gochange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"break - render inoperable or ineffective; "You broke the alarm clock when you took it apart!"croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - 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"go down, crash - stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"blow out, burn out, blow - melt, break, or become otherwise unusable; "The lightbulbs blew out"; "The fuse blew"misfire - fail to fire or detonate; "The guns misfired"malfunction, misfunction - fail to function or function improperly; "the coffee maker malfunctioned"
	2.	conk out - use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out"poop out, peter out, run down, run outfatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"

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noun1. Slang. The uppermost part of the body:head, noddle, pate, poll.Slang: bean, block, dome, noggin, noodle, nut.2. Slang. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:bang, blow, clout, crack, hit, lick, pound, slug, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop.Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip, wallop.Slang: belt, paste.verbSlang. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.Informal: biff, bop, clip, wallop.Slang: belt, paste.Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.phrasal verb
conk out1. Slang. To cease functioning properly:break down, fail, give out.2. Slang. To suddenly lose all health or strength:break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb.Informal: crack up.Idiom: give way.

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conk out

1. slang To fall asleep. He was so tired after his long day at work that he conked out during the movie.2. slang Of a machine, to break or completely lose functionality. Judging by all that noise coming from her car, I'm pretty sure it's about to conk out. The blender stopped working again today—it must be ready to conk out.3. To faint. Sarah conked out as soon as she crossed the finish line, but luckily her boyfriend was able to catch her.4. To die. When Jared has any sort of illness, he immediately frets that he's going to conk out.See also: conk, out

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1. Stop functioning, fail, as in The engine finally conked out. [Colloquial; early 1900s] 2. Fall asleep, as in Every evening he conked out in front of the television set. [1940s] 3. Faint or collapse, as in I don't know if it was the heat, but she suddenly conked out. [1920s] 4. Die, as in He's paranoid about conking out and he's only twenty! [Late 1920s] See also: conk, out

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v. Slang 1. To fail to function; cease to be useful, effective, or operable: My computer conked out on me. The car's engine conked out halfway through the race.2. To go to sleep, especially due to exhaustion: I conked out after studying all night.3. To lose consciousness or awareness: He conked out after being hit by the ball. She took some medicine and conked out.4. To cause someone or something to lose consciousness or awareness: The ball hit the goalie's head and conked her out. The mugger conked him out and grabbed his briefcase.See also: conk, out

conk out

1. in. [for someone] to collapse, and perhaps fall asleep. I was so tired I just went home and conked out. 2. in. [for something] to break down; to quit running. I hope my computer doesn’t conk out. See also: conk, out

conk out, to

Fall asleep or lose consciousness. This colloquialism was coined by aviators during World War I. It was thought to be imitative of the noise an engine makes just before it breaks down completely. The term is still used for mechanical failures, but by the mid-1900s it was being applied to human beings. Thus, Maurice Herzog had it in Annapurna (1952): “I told Lionel that rather than conk out next day on the slope, it seemed far better for me to go down.”See also: conk

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verb stop operating or functioning

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verb use up all one's strength and energy and stop working

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