conk out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We conked out right after the guests had left./ … Dictionary of American idioms
conk out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To fall asleep suddenly with great fatigue or after having drunk too much. * /We conked out right after the guests had left./ … Dictionary of American idioms
conk|out — «KONGK OWT», noun. U.S. Informal. a breakdown: »an engine conkout … Useful english dictionary
conk out — verb 1. stop operating or functioning The engine finally went The car died on the road The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town The coffee maker broke The engine failed on the way to town her eyesight went after the accident • Sy … Useful english dictionary
conk out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms conk out : present tense I/you/we/they conk out he/she/it conks out present participle conking out past tense conked out past participle conked out informal 1) to suddenly stop working 2) to go to sleep,… … English dictionary
conk out — 1. in. [for someone] to collapse. □ I was so tired I just went home and conked out. □ I was afraid I would conk out while I was driving. 2. in. [for something] to break down; to quit running. □ My car conked out finally … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
conk out — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. Slang. To cease functioning properly: break down, fail, give out. See THRIVE. 2. Slang. To suddenly lose all health or strength: break (down), cave in, collapse, crack, drop, give out, succumb. Informal: crack up … English dictionary for students
conk out — informal 1》 (of a machine) break down. → conk … English new terms dictionary
conk out — Synonyms and related words: be done for, be no more, break, break down, cave in, cease, collapse, come apart, come to naught, come to nothing, come unstuck, crumble, decline, die, disappear, disintegrate, droop, drop, end, expire, fade, fade away … Moby Thesaurus
conk out — verb a) To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly. He wasnt there, just the dog, conked out on the porch. b) To stop functioning. The old car conked out half way up the hill … Wiktionary
conk out — PHRASAL VERB If something such as a machine or a vehicle conks out, it stops working or breaks down. [INFORMAL] [V P] Sometimes the dynamo which provided the electricity conked out and the castle was plunged into darkness … English dictionary
