conk

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf…

   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.

2. 2

   A nose, especially a large one.

3. 3

   Alternative spelling of conch.

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   1. 4

      To hit, especially on the head.

   2. 5

      A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.

   3. 6

      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.
   4. 7

      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.
      • I watch television when it's playing, but it done conked out. Everything is conked out.
   5. 8

      To become unconscious.

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