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chiefly British slang
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity a feisty cockney who had got his conk broken more than once in street brawls

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Noun
Everybody had a new car and a conk. New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021 The spectral and the barely discernible devotions become manifest as Holy Ghost, though also borne in Malcolm X’s stance and the Godfather of Soul’s conk. Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023 This is a fungal conk, probably from the genus Ganoderma, although that’s not my field of expertise. Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 8 Oct. 2020
Verb
According to rumors, a blazing row on the terrace of their hotel – the San Domenico Palace – ended when Taylor conked Burton on the head with a mandolin. John Bleasdale, Variety, 18 June 2023 The engine might conk out. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021 His team had sputtered and whirred to life only to conk out in spectacular fashion. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2021 While some little ones conk out as soon as the engine starts, others have a difficult time being in the car for hours—or any time at all. Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 Oct. 2020 Why would a woman who has only a stun gun for protection get involved with large amounts of cash and shady strangers, any of whom could simply conk her on the head and rob her? Kyle Smith, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 And Venetia, Lady Digby, on Her Deathbed, by Van Dyck, is about to conk off. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conk
Noun
  • The nose of the vehicle features a badge finished in silver with guilloche mother of pearl and an 18-karat gold Jaguar logo.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Share [Findings] Arson dogs’ noses remain better than lab equipment at detecting certain accelerants.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Space snake brains Joysticking EELS around on Enceladus was out of the question due to the huge communication lag, so the team went for nearly complete autonomy.
    Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The new set of donors, by contrast, come from the first category and are not brain dead.
    Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • It’s also called the pig-nosed frog, on account of its most peculiar feature—a protruding snout.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • To get chunky for the chilly months, these bears spend up to 20 hours a day stuffing their snouts with a whopping 20,000 calories, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
    Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Many get beaned by water balloon-wielding children.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 24 July 2024
  • Pete Alonso hit a one-out double and Muñoz (1-5) loaded the bases by beaning Mark Vientos and walking DJ Stewart.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024
Verb
  • And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet.
    Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 13 June 2019
  • The ball was sitting on such tight grass that he easily could have chunked or skulled it.
    Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 17 June 2019
Verb
  • Prune the second-year, woody canes off summer-bearing raspberries once a year after the plants fruit.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024
  • In the nearly 250 years since its founding, the United States has witnessed its fair share of political violence, from four presidential assassinations to an 1856 caning on the Senate floor to a 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that left at least five dead.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2024
Verb
  • Woods wanted no part of helping Uso, so Kofi Kingston tried and was speared for his efforts.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • As the monsters battled on, Reed speared Strowman through a barricade that took out a row of fans.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.
    Timothy Ryback, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Before long, fairs had such attractions as cudgelling bouts, bearbaiting, and something called gouging.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023

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