conked

Bopped the noggin

Conked is the past tense of conk, meaning to hit on the head or to break down suddenly.

If you conked your head on the cabinet, you struck it.

If the car conked out, it stopped working.

To conk out also means to fall asleep suddenly: I conked out on the couch after dinner.

failed

stalled

Stopped unexpectedly

gave out · malfunctioned · quit · stopped · failed · kaput · croaked · fizzled · seized · busted

sleep

dozed

Lightly, briefly slumbered

crashed · drowsed · nodded off · passed out · zonked · drifted off · fell asleep · lights out · dead to the world · out cold

hit

bonked

Struck on top

smacked · thumped · bashed · walloped · clobbered · slugged · socked · swatted · clouted · struck

Opposites
impact/striking

conkedmissed

Failed to reach

avoided · dodged · evaded · sidestepped · deflected

mechanical function

conkedstarted

Put into action

ran · worked · functioned · operated · fired up

consciousness/alertness

conkedwoke

Past tense of rising from sleep

awakened · woke up · roused · came to · stirred

Phrases
Family

conk, conker, conking, conks, conkers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G