Konk has two main clusters of meaning.
As a verb, to konk is to hit on the head: She konked him with a frying pan.
To konk out is to fall asleep suddenly or to break down: The engine konked out on the highway.
The noun konk refers to a blow to the head or, in Black American usage, a hairstyle in which tightly curled hair is chemically straightened—from the lye-based preparation once used, called congolene.
1. sound — thunk, Deferred computation wrapper; bonk (Playful head strike); clunk (Dull, heavy sound); thwack (Sharp striking sound); thud · crack · bang · whack · smack · clonk · bop · rap · tap · clank
2. hit — bonk, Playful head strike; bop (Quick light punch); whack (Forceful striking blow); smack (Strike with open hand); thump · wallop · clout · bash · slug · punch · clobber · belt · sock · crown
3. sleep — doze, Brief light rest; nap (Brief daytime rest); snooze (Light brief sleep); drowse (Light, fitful sleep); zonk · crash · drop · faint · pass out · black out · fall asleep · drift off · slumber · nod off
4. nose — schnoz, Slang term for proboscis; snout (Beast's protruding face); honker (Slang term for nose); beak (Horny avian mouthpart); proboscis · hooter · sniffer · snoot · nozzle
Opposites
IMPACT FORCEkonk ≠ tap Valve controlling liquid flow; caress · pat · stroke · gentle touch · graze
consciousness statekonk ≠ wake up Become conscious again; awaken · rouse · come to · stir · revive
MECHANICAL FUNCTIONkonk ≠ start up Initiate or new company; fire up · spring to life · kick in · rev up · boot up
Phrases
konk out (Suddenly cease functioning); konked out (Ceased functioning suddenly)
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