to conk

Examples

• All

• After working all day, he finally conked out on the couch.

• Oh, boy, I really conked out.

  Into the Night (1985)

• I ended up having, I ended up having my dinner and my glass of wine and conked out like this.

  Jamie Genevieve

• I guess he just conked out.

  Happiness (1998)

• I think this little one's finally conked out.

  Evil Angels (1988)

• If the kids get sleepy just let them conk out till I get home.

  Poltergeist (1982)

• I must have conked out on the couch.

  Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)

• Clearly the day has been a bit too much for him and he's just conked out and nothing we do or say will wake him.

• The second you left for the drugstore I conked out.

  Celebrity (1998)

• He finally conked out at 4:30 a.m.

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Synonyms

D

to die

vsto conk

∞ 1.0

To stop living and no longer be alive

is informal and can also mean a sudden temporary collapse

G

to go

vsto conk

∞ 5.6

To stop working or start to fail

is used informally to mean sudden bodily collapse or blackout

P

to pass

vsto conk

• Formal

537 3.8

To stop living

is informal and can mean sudden blackout or collapse too

P

to pass out

vsto conk

188 3.7

To faint or lose consciousness suddenly

is also used informally for a sudden permanent end

F

to faint

vsto conk

151 3.2

Lose consciousness for a short time

is also used informally to mean a sudden permanent end

P

to perish

vsto conk

• Formal

121 6.0

To die suddenly or violently, often in large numbers

is less specific about cause and can mean fainting informally

D

to drop dead

vsto conk

• Informal

52 8.4

Die suddenly, often from shock or extreme tiredness

is similar but also used for brief loss of consciousness

C

to croak

vsto conk

• Slang

32 9.0

To die, said in a casual or joking way

is the informal key sense that can also mean fainting

E

to expire

vsto conk

• Formal

31 8.6

To die, often used in medical or formal speech

is more casual and can also mean sudden unconsciousness

S

to swoon

vsto conk

27 7.7

To faint because of strong emotion or physical weakness

is used more loosely to mean an abrupt permanent end

E

to exit

vsto conk

• Formal

10 8.6

To die

is more informal and can include sudden temporary loss of consciousness

P

to pass away

vsto conk

8 3.8

To die peacefully in a gentle, respectful way

is more blunt or casual and may mean sudden fainting

C

to conk out

vsto conk

• Informal

7 8.1

To stop working suddenly or to fall asleep because of tiredness

when applied to people it can also mean an abrupt permanent end

K

to kick the bucket

vsto conk

• Informal

7 8.6

To die, said in casual or joking speech

is more neutral and can denote brief collapse or blackout

B

to buy the farm

vsto conk

• Slang

5 9.9

To die suddenly, often in an accident or during fighting

can be used informally for sudden collapse or fainting

G

to give up the ghost

vsto conk

• Informal

4 8.1

To die or stop working after a long time of problems

is used more abruptly to mean sudden collapse or fainting

Z

to zonk out

vsto conk

• Informal

2 8.3

To fall asleep or pass out very quickly because you are very tired

when used informally it can mean an abrupt permanent end

S

to snuff it

vsto conk

• Slang

2 9.9

To stop living and not come back

is less coarse and can mean sudden temporary collapse

S

swound

vsto conk

• Archaic

1 9.9

A short time when someone faints

is used informally for an abrupt permanent end as well

P

to pop off

vsto conk

• Informal

1 9.1

To die, often said as a joke to make it seem less serious

is informal too but can mean a brief unconscious episode

C

to cash in one's chips

vsto conk

• Informal

9.6

To die in a light, not serious way

is similar but also covers sudden brief collapse informally

Antonyms

W

to wake up

∞ 1.0

To stop sleeping or make someone else stop sleeping

R

to revive

71 4.1

To make a person conscious again after fainting

Phrasal Verbs

C

to conk out

• Informal

7 8.1

To stop working suddenly or to fall asleep because of tiredness

C

to conk one's head

• Informal

8.1

To accidentally hit your head against something

How Conscious

to wake

∞ 1.0

to doze

43 2.3

to conk

• Slang

6 9.0

to pass out

188 3.7

to die

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology