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English noun: conk | |||
| 1. | conk (body) informal term for the nose | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nose, olfactory organ | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
English verb: conk | |||
| 1. | conk (motion) come to a stop | ||
| Samples | The car stalled in the driveway. | ||
| Synonyms | stall | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | halt, stop | ||
| Domain category | driving | ||
| 2. | conk (contact) hit, especially on the head | ||
| Samples | The stranger conked him and he fainted. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue conk the movie | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 3. | conk (change) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life | ||
| Samples | She died from cancer. The children perished in the fire. The patient went peacefully. The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102. | ||
| Synonyms | buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abort, asphyxiate, buy it, drown, fall, famish, pip out, predecease, starve, stifle, succumb, suffocate, yield | ||
| Verb group | break, break down, conk out, die, die, fail, give out, give way, go, go bad | ||
| Antonyms | be born | ||
| 4. | conk (body) pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain | ||
| Synonyms | faint, pass out, swoon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | black out, pass out, zonk out | ||
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