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konk out

konk out is the alternative form of conk out.

Meaning of conk out

Verb

conk out (third-person singular simple present conks out, present participle conking out, simple past and past participle conked out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.
    • He wasn't there, just the dog, conked out on the porch.
    Synonyms:
    zonk out
  2. (informal, intransitive) To stop functioning.
    • The old car conked out halfway up the hill.
  3. (informal, intransitive) To die.
    • He lived to be 90, then conked out in his sleep.

Forms of konk out

third-person singular presentkonks out
present participlekonking out
past participlekonked out
pastkonked out

Questions about konk out

What is konk out the alternative form of?
Konk out is the alternative form of conk out.

Words near konk out in the dictionary

  1. konjak
  2. konjaku
  3. Konjengbam
  4. Konjščina
  5. konk
  6. konk out
  7. konkan
  8. Konkani
  9. Konkanis
  10. konked
  11. konked out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: konk out (page history and authors); conk out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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