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- noun Plural form of
conk . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
conk .
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Examples
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My brain conks out when I hear presentations like that.
Three Keys To Giving Great Presentations Shaun Rein 2010
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My brain conks out when I hear presentations like that.
Three Keys To Giving Great Presentations Shaun Rein 2010
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The treatments would have to be re-done periodically, just as the old "conks" had to be.
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In the 1800s, arriving Bahamians were called Conchs (pronounced "conks"), for harvesting the local conch shells and their meaty inhabitants.
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Finally, I'm tired from holding him so just put him back down and he conks back out.
Diary of a Temporarily Single Dad - Day 1 Tyler 2009
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Unfortunately for them, their foreign automobile conks out in the small sleepy town of Adams, where the residents are of the suspicious persuasion.
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There were no “conks” or tuxedos to be found with him, harkening to the preceding generations trappings of stardom.
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There were no “conks” or tuxedos to be found with him, harkening to the preceding generations trappings of stardom.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Finally, I'm tired from holding him so just put him back down and he conks back out.
Archive 2009-06-28 Tyler 2009
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SIMON: Astronauts prepare for contingencies, like when a fuel cell on a spacecraft conks out.
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