"conk out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-conk out.wav Forms: conks out [present, singular, third-person], conking out [participle, present], conked out [participle, past], conked out [past]
Etymology: Possibly an onomatopoeic imitation of the sound of a stalling internal combustion engine. Possibly coined by British motorcyclists circa 1910. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} conk out (third-person singular simple present conks out, present participle conking out, simple past and past participle conked out)
  1. (intransitive, informal) To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly. Tags: informal, intransitive Categories (topical): Automotive, Death, Sleep Synonyms: zonk out, konk out Translations (to fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly): einnicken (German), einpennen [colloquial] (German), wegtreten (German), caer muerto (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-conk_out-en-verb-S8zss~Jl Disambiguation of Automotive: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of Death: 99 1 0 Disambiguation of Sleep: 100 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 5 2 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 80 13 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 84 10 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 5 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 86 9 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 84 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 9 7 Disambiguation of 'to fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly': 99 1 0
  2. (intransitive, informal) To stop functioning. Tags: informal, intransitive Categories (topical): Automotive Translations (to stop functioning): ausfallen (German), streiken (German), den Geist aufgeben [idiomatic] (German), pifar (Portuguese), morir (Spanish), petar [Spain] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-conk_out-en-verb-lGVOvUMr Disambiguation of Automotive: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of 'to stop functioning': 3 97 0
  3. (intransitive, informal) To die. Tags: informal, intransitive Categories (topical): Automotive Translations (to die): abtreten [colloquial] (German), den Löffel abgeben (english: coll. / idiomatic) (German), ins Gras beißen (english: idiom. slang) (German), abkratzen [pejorative] (German)
    Sense id: en-conk_out-en-verb-jx6TKsZL Disambiguation of Automotive: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of 'to die': 0 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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