From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
conk
n 1: informal term for the nose
v 1: come to a stop; "The car stalled in the driveway" [syn:
stall, conk]
2: hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he
fainted"
3: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and
functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer";
"The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went
peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of
102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass
away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's
chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop
dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be
born]
4: pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to
a loss of blood supply to the brain [syn: faint, conk,
swoon, pass out]