- conk-out engine
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Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
conk-out engine
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conk|out — «KONGK OWT», noun. U.S. Informal. a breakdown: »an engine conkout … Useful english dictionary
conk out — verb 1. 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 • Sy … Useful english dictionary
conk out — 1. to stop working or fail suddenly. My radio conked out again, so I couldn t hear the weather reports. Usage notes: usually said about a machine or engine 2. to go to sleep very quickly. I was so tired, I conked out on the couch and never even… … New idioms dictionary
Conk out — 1. (of an engine) to break down; 2. faint; collapse; 3. die … Dictionary of Australian slang
conk out — Australian Slang 1. (of an engine) to break down; 2. faint; collapse; 3. die … English dialects glossary
conk — (out) to die From the unplanned stoppage of an engine and the consequent immobility: Jassy and Victoria will scream with laughter when I do finally conk out. (N. Mitford, 1949) ... the paintings would automatically increase in… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
conk — /kɒŋk / (say kongk) Colloquial –noun 1. a nose. 2. a blow; a violent stroke. –verb (t) 3. to hit or strike, especially on the head. –phrase 4. conk out, a. (of an engine) to break down. b. to faint; collapse …
conk — I [[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] Slang. v. t. 1) sts to hit on the head 2) sts the head 3) sts a blow on the head • Etymology: 1805–15; of obscure orig. II conk [[t]kɒŋk, kɔŋk[/t]] Slang. v. i. 1) sts to break down or fail, as a machine or engine (often fol … From formal English to slang
conk — conk1 /kongk, kawngk/, Slang. n. 1. the head. 2. a blow on the head. 3. Brit. the nose. v.t. 4. to hit or strike on the head. [1805 15; of obscure orig.] conk2 /kongk, kawngk/, v.i. Slang … Universalium
give out — verb 1. give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc. (Freq. 1) The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits • Syn: ↑emit, ↑give off • Ant: ↑absorb (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
break down — verb 1. make ineffective (Freq. 3) Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination • Syn: ↑crush • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakdown • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
