conk
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++conk1 /kɒŋk $ kɑːŋk, kɒːŋk/ noun [countable] British English informal 1.HBHa nose 鼻子conk2 verb [transitive] 1.informalHIT to hit someone hard, especially on the head 重击〔某人，尤指头部〕2 conk out phrasal verb informal a) BROKENif a machine or car conks out, it suddenly stops working 〔机器或汽车〕突然失灵，突然出故障 Our car conked out on the way home. 我们的车在回家路上突然抛锚了。b) SLEEPif someone conks out, they fall asleep because they are very tired 〔因疲劳而〕睡着 I got home from work and I just conked out on the sofa. 下班回到家，我躺在沙发上就睡着了。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
conk• They came, they saw, they got conked.• His 62-year-old converted trawler conked out after leaving Newfoundland on the return leg.• I finally conked out at around four, in the middle of a Twilight Zone rerun.Origin conk2 (1800-1900) → CONK2; conk out (1900-2000) Origin unknownconk1 nounconk2 verbChinese
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conk
conk1 /kɒŋk $ kɑːŋk, kɒːŋk/ 
noun [countable] British English informal
a nose
conk2 verb [transitive]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.
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noun [countable] British English informala nose
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verb [transitive]informal to hit someone hard, especially on the headconk out phrasal verb informal
1. if a machine or car conks out, it suddenly stops working:
2. if someone conks out, they fall asleep because they are very tired:
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