ZONK OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does zonk out mean? 

• ZONK OUT (verb)
  The verb ZONK OUT has 2 senses:

1. lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example

2. fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired

  Familiarity information: ZONK OUT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZONK OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

black out; pass out; zonk out

Hypernyms (to "zonk out" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "zonk out"):

conk; faint; pass out; swoon (pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain)

Sentence frame:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours

Hypernyms (to "zonk out" is one way to...):

dope off; doze off; drift off; drop off; drowse off; fall asleep; flake out; nod off (change from a waking to a sleeping state)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s