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conk

UK
/kɒŋk/
US
/kɑŋk/
conk out

Translations

conknoun
conks
pl
UK
/kɒŋk/
US
/kɑŋk/
He received a conk on the head during the football match.
Il a reçu un coup sur la tête pendant le match de football.
Additional translations
pifArgot.
polyporeTerme de mycologie.
défrisageTerme lié à une coiffure défrisée, surtout dans un contexte historique et culturel afro-américain.
Synonyms
crown
head
skull
pate
noggin
conkverb
conked
Past Simple
conked
Past Participle
conking
Gerund
UK
/kɒŋk/
US
/kɑːŋk/
s'endormirFamilier.
After a long day at work, she conked out on the couch.
Après une longue journée de travail, elle s'est endormie sur le canapé.
tomber en panneFamilier.
The old car finally conked out on the highway.
La vieille voiture est finalement tombée en panne sur l'autoroute.
He accidentally conked his head on the low doorway.
Il s'est accidentellement frappé la tête contre le passage bas.
Additional translations
défriserUsage historique et culturel, surtout pour les cheveux afro-américains.
Synonyms
knock out
hit
strike
bump
thump

Definitions

conknoun
A blow to the head.
He received a conk on the head during the football match.
A hairstyle in which the hair is straightened and smoothed down, popular among African American men in the mid-20th century.
He decided to get a conk for the party to achieve that classic look.
A type of fungus that grows on trees, also known as a bracket fungus.
The old oak tree was covered in conks, indicating it was slowly decaying.
Slang. A large or prominent nose.
He wiped his conk with a handkerchief after the sneeze.
conkverb
To hit or strike on the head.
He accidentally conked his head on the low doorway.
To break down or stop functioning.
The old car finally conked out on the highway.
To fall asleep suddenly or unexpectedly.
After a long day at work, she conked out on the couch.
To straighten (hair) with a chemical relaxer, especially as practiced by African American men in the mid-20th century.
In the 1950s he regularly conked his hair to keep it perfectly slick.
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