conk out

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Definition

Verb: 1. To stop functioning; to break down: Used to describe a machine, engine, or device that suddenly stops working. 2. To fall asleep from exhaustion; to collapse or stop from fatigue: Used informally to describe a person or animal that becomes extremely tired and stops an activity, often by falling asleep.

Examples
  • For machines/engines:
    • The old car's engine conked out on the highway.
    • My laptop conked out right before I saved the document.
  • For people/animals:
    • After the long hike, I just conked out on the sofa.
    • The puppy played all day and finally conked out in its bed.
Advanced Usage
  • "to conk out on someone": To fail or stop working at a crucial or inconvenient moment for a person.
    • The power conked out on us right in the middle of the movie.
Variants and Related Words
  • Conk (verb, informal): Can mean to hit on the head or, by extension, to fail or break. "Conk out" is a phrasal verb derived from this.
    • The system conked just as we started.
Synonyms
  • Break down: To stop functioning (for machines).
  • Fail: To stop working.
  • Give out: To become used up or stop functioning.
  • Poop out (informal): To become exhausted and stop.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Break down: A more formal and common synonym for when a machine stops working.
    • The elevator broke down between floors.
  • Give out: Often used when something ceases to function due to being overused or exhausted.
    • The old bridge finally gave out under the weight.
Related Idioms
  • To die: Used informally for machines stopping.
    • My phone died and I couldn't call for help.
  • To go: Used informally, especially for parts of the body or mechanical/electrical functions.
    • The brakes went, so I couldn't stop the car.
Verb
  1. use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
    • At the end of the march, I pooped out
  2. stop operating or functioning
    • The engine finally went
    • The car died on the road
    • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
    • The coffee maker broke
    • The engine failed on the way to town
    • her eyesight went after the accident

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