conk
conk1 definition
conk (käŋk, kôŋk)
transitive verb
Slang to hit on the head
conk Idioms
conk out
Slang- to fail suddenly in operation
- to become very tired and fall asleep
- to die
conk2 definition
conk (käŋk, kôŋk)
noun
☆ a shelflike growth of fungus found on various trees, usually on the trunk
Etymology: altered < ? conch
conk3 definition
☆ conk (käŋk, kôŋk)
noun
a hair style, as worn by some blacks, in which the hair is straightened, as with lye, and smoothed down
Etymology: ? < name of a kind of copal, used for straightening hair
transitive verb
to straighten and arrange hair thus
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