Sekirov Dictionary

conk

UK /kɒŋk/US /kɑŋk/

noun 3
verb 4
forms 3
phrases 2

noun3

(slang) A nose, especially a large one.
The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
(US, old-fashioned) A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.

verb4

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(informal) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down.
- Therefore, have two or more engines, so that there is still some power left if one engine conks. — 1921
(informal) To become unconscious.
(slang) To hit, especially on the head.
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(US, old-fashioned) To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.
- The barbecue cook, wearing a dirty white apron, his conked hair reddish and metallic in the pale sun, and a cigarette between his lips, stood in the doorway, watching them. — 1957

forms

conked · conking · conks

Phrases with conk

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