CONK


Meaning of CONK in English

n.

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: probably imitative

Date: 1918

1 : BREAK DOWN especially : STALL ― usually used with out <the motor suddenly conk ed out>

2 a : FAINT b : to go to sleep ― usually used with off or out < conk ed out for a while after lunch> c : DIE <I caught pneumonia. I almost conk ed ― Truman Capote>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.