/ Dictionary / Index C conk: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: conk Pronunciation: (kongk, kôngk), [key] — Slang. Slang. —n. the head. a blow on the head. the nose. —v.t. to hit or strike on the head. conk Pronunciation: (kongk, kôngk), [key] — v.i. Slang. to break or fail, as a machine or engine (often fol. by out): The engine conked out halfway there. to slow down or stop; lose energy (often fol. by out). to go to sleep (usually fol. by off or out). to lose consciousness; faint (usually fol. by out). 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. Slang. —n. a method of chemically straightening the hair. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: conk (Thesaurus) conjurer conker Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language