conk (out)

verb

Definition of conk (out)next
1
as in to faint
to lose consciousness after three days without eating, he simply conked out

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2
as in to die
to stop functioning the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere

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3
as in to pass (on)
to stop living a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conk (out)
  1. faint
  2. die
  3. fall
  4. fail
  5. perish
  6. crash
  7. pass away
  8. cut out
Verb
  • Nurses are fainting on the wards, children are flopping onto their desks at school.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Madeline, however, is quickly riddled with guilt after her mom (who was supposed to show at the party) faints at home and was waiting all day for somebody to call and realize.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of faint
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  • Last month, the family of Christopher Hawley, who died after a ride in 2022, reached a settlement with the park and with ride manufacturer S&S Worldwide Inc, said KTLA.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Knight was wounded but survived the attack, while Shakur was struck multiple times and died six days later at age 25.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of die
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  • The share of mid-cap companies in that has increased to 20% from 14% while that of 100 large-cap companies has fallen from 78% to 72%, the report showed.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The company says its reactor’s electrical output falls within the range of a high-performance vehicle drivetrain.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of fall
Verb
  • Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez provided the margin to prevent a tie, which under House rules is the same as a measure failing outright.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Multiple attempts at negotiating with Lille remotely had failed to bring about a club-to-club agreement.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fail
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  • This was a simpler and more secure replacement, though the elastic did tend to perish rather quickly in wet or tropical conditions.
    — David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Airport officials had earlier said one employee had perished, with six workers infected.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of perish
Verb
  • Pilot declared an emergency once autopilot disengaged The pilot and six passengers were aboard a 2010 Pilatus PC-12 Next Generation aircraft that day when the plane crashed about 12 miles northeast of Recluse, Wyoming, near Gillette.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The party crashed when COVID literally shut the town down for years, followed by Peak TV overbuild, cord-cutting, streaming losses, rate hikes, two strikes.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of crash
Verb
  • About one year after this event, Nancy passed away at the age of 93.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The iconic singer and philanthropist passed away Tuesday at the age of 80.
    — The NPR Network, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of pass away
Verb
  • El-Sayed’s Jewish liaison will likely have their work cut out for them.
    — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As impressive as many space-saving tiny houses are, not everyone is cut out for climbing into small lofts using movable ladders, or sleeping on a sofa bed every night.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
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“Conk (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conk%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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