konked

Struck on head

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

If someone konked you on the head, they struck you.

If your car konked out, it quit working.

To be konked out also means to fall deeply asleep: He konked out on the couch after dinner.

exhausted

fatigued

Drained of energy

spentExhausted or disbursed
depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
wiped outUtterly without remaining energy

crashed · zonked · knackered · bushed · pooped · tuckered · beat · done in · whipped · dead tired

hit

struck

Past tense of hitting

bonkedStruck on top
boppedStruck lightly, casually
clonkedHit with impact

whacked · smacked · thumped · bashed · clobbered · walloped · slugged · clubbed · beaned · crowned

asleep

passed out

Lost awareness suddenly

dozed offFell asleep unintentionally
nodded offFell briefly asleep
out coldFully unconscious

unconscious · sleeping · snoozing · napping · lights out · dead to the world · crashed out · zonked out · comatose · slumbering

broken

died

Ceased to live

failedDid not succeed
gave outDistributed or failed
quitCease doing something

malfunctioned · crapped out · sputtered · stalled · seized · gave up the ghost · broke down · busted · fizzled

Opposites

force of impact

konkedtapped

Struck gently or selected

patted · caressed · stroked · brushed · grazed

consciousness/alertness

Became alert after sleeping

awakened · roused · came to · revived · stirred

mechanical function

konkedstarted up

Began operating

fired up · kicked in · turned on · powered on · revved up

Phrases

konk outSuddenly cease functioning
konked outCeased functioning suddenly

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