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Meanings of conk in anglès

portuguès
bater as botas
català
expirar
espanyol
quedarse

To cease to live.

Related terms
expirar
portuguès
desfalecer
català
esmorteir-se

Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain.

esmorteir-se
espanyol
perder velocidad

Come to a stop.

perder velocidad
Usage of conk in anglès
1
Maybe I needed to conk out for a week more often.
Coyote dreams
2
I've never seen them conk out like that, he said admiringly.
Heartbeat
3
We hear toward evening, high in air, the "conk" of the wild-geese.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
4
It's past 2am here, I am going to conk out.
The Guardian
5
When I need to conk out I'll use the couch.
The darkest touch
6
I get them if you conk out. The thing runs bitterly through the room.
Once there was a war
7
Geffen and his cameramen do conk out before the summit.
Reuters
8
The valves would stick and the engine'd conk out.
Space Platform
9
This unmusical "conk" is sweeter than the "kerchunk" of the bull-frog.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 3
10
Melissa's car couldn't outrun those two Mercedes even if it wasn't about to conk out.
Blue noon
11
When we wanted to meet at night we had an old conk, we blew that.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
12
I don't want to conk out too soon, now.
Man of Many Minds
13
There was a further muddle of words, then, I think my motor's going to conk out.
Greener Than You Think
14
Not good for business to anchor in deep water and maybe conk an Everod on the shell.
Quest for the well of souls
15
The only hope was to keep in second and pray hard that the engine wouldn't conk out.
Men of Affairs
16
The American Commander had told me several times he was afraid it would conk out altogether before long.
Agahta christie: an autobiography