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conk out

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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 made it into bed.
See also: conk, out
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * If dealing with an unexploded bomb wasn't hairy enough, try it with a battery that may conk out in the middle of the job.
Battery to extend work-life of bomb-disposal robots by Jacks, Jason / National Defense
He should be safe, as it will probably conk out before it reaches him.
Rail investment in North is essential; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
This is several years too late, assert critics who point to the board's history of unreliability, its faulty bulbs, cramped figures and shabby outlook, its tendency to freeze at key moments or spout gibberish, conk out or fail to start as a convincing body of evidence that it should have been trashed long ago.
MALIGNED BOARD STILL HAS A FEW SCORES TO SETTLE by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
 
 
 
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