Conk
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -É’Å‹k
Alternative forms
Full definition of conk
Noun
conk
(plural conks)- (mycology) The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a Bracket fungus (A.K.A. Shelf fungus), i.e., a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
- (slang) A nose, especially a large one.
- Alternative spelling of conch
Verb
- (slang) To hit, especially on the head.
- Wodehouse Offing|XVII|She came skipping to me just now, clapping her little hands and bleating about how very, very happy she was, dear Mrs Travers. The silly young geezer. I nearly conked her one with my trowel. I'd always thought her half-baked, but now I think they didn't even put her in the oven.
- To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.