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View synonyms for conk out

conk out

verb

  1. (of machines, cars, etc) to fail suddenly
  2. to tire suddenly or collapse, as from exhaustion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of conk out1

C20: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

Praying for sleep, perhaps, but the right to conk out near the table?

"You better be thinking of getting us in, one of my engines is about to conk out on me," he called across.

I stared at Regis and demanded, "I didn't conk out, did I, from a little scratch like this?"

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