CONK


Meaning of CONK in English

I. conk 1 /kɒŋk $ kɑːŋk, kɒːŋk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English informal

a nose

II. conk 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ conk 2 ; conk out 1900-2000 Origin unknown ]

informal to hit someone hard, especially on the head

conk out phrasal verb informal

1 . if a machine or car conks out, it suddenly stops working:

Our car conked out on the way home.

2 . if someone conks out, they fall asleep because they are very tired:

I got home from work and I just conked out on the sofa.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.