CONK


Meaning of CONK in English

1. v.intr. (usu. foll. by out) colloq.

1. (of a machine etc.) break down.

2 (of a person) become exhausted and give up; faint; die.

Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn. 2. n. & v. sl.

--n.

1. a the nose. b the head.

2 a a punch on the nose or head. b a blow.

--v.tr. punch on the nose; hit on the head etc.

Etymology: 19th c.: perh. conch

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.