clonked
Struck on head
Clonked is the past tense of clonk, meaning to hit something with a dull, heavy sound: He clonked his head on the low beam.
The word suggests impact without sharpness—more thud than crack.
Something can also clonk down or clonk along, making that characteristic hollow noise: The old radiator clonked all night.
Dull impact noise
- clunkDull, heavy sound
- thunkDeferred computation wrapper
- bonkPlayful head strike
- clangLoud metallic sound
bang · knock · thump · clatter · clank · donk · bong · plonk
Ceased to function suddenly
- dozedLightly, briefly slumbered
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- nodded offFell briefly asleep
zonked · snoozed · collapsed · dropped off · fell asleep · slumped · knocked out · blacked out
bonked
Struck on top
thwacked · knocked · banged · walloped · thumped · struck · bashed · clobbered · conked · bopped
thud
Dull impact noise
clang · bang · knock · thump · clatter · clank · donk · bong · plonk · crash
conked out
Ceased to function suddenly
- dozedLightly, briefly slumbered
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
nodded off · zonked · snoozed · collapsed · dropped off · fell asleep · slumped · knocked out · blacked out
conked
Struck on head
broke · stopped · quit · sputtered · kaput · busted · crashed · seized · gave out · cut out