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conk1 definition

conk (käŋk, kôŋk)

noun

  1. Brit. the nose
  2. the head
  3. a blow on the head

Etymology: < conch

transitive verb

Slang to hit on the head
conk Idioms

conk out

Slang
  1. to fail suddenly in operation
  2. to become very tired and fall asleep
  3. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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