conk out

verb

conked out; conking out; conks out

informal

1

of a machine : to stop working properly

My car's engine conked out this morning.

2

: to fall asleep

I conked out on the sofa last night.

Examples of conk out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not all of us conk out or have our melatonin kick in for that. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026

But at that point, the headlines were still focused on relatively benign annoyances like car engines conking out, or a bridge getting stuck on Roosevelt Road. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026

With Tyran conked out, Keaira banged on the door and windows. — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

By the time lights-out finally comes, the exhausted patient conks out hard. — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for conk out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout