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May 26, 2012
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conk



Pronunciation: (kongk, kôngk), [key] Slang.

—n.
1. the head.
2. a blow on the head.
3. Brit.the nose.

—v.t.
to hit or strike on the head.

conk



Pronunciation: (kongk, kôngk), [key]
—v.i. Slang.
1. to break or fail, as a machine or engine (often fol. by out): The engine conked out halfway there.
2. to slow down or stop; lose energy (often fol. by out).
3. to go to sleep (usually fol. by off or out).
4. to lose consciousness; faint (usually fol. by out).
5. to die (usually fol. by out).

conk



Pronunciation: (kongk, kôngk), [key]
—n. Mycol.
the shelflike fruiting body of certain wood-decaying fungi; bracket.

conk



Pronunciation: (kongk, kôngk), [key] Slang.

—n.
1. a method of chemically straightening the hair.
2. a hairstyle in which the hair has been chemically straightened and sometimes set into waves.

—v.t.
to straighten (kinky hair) by the use of chemicals: to have one's hair conked. Also,process.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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