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ZONK OUT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired

Example:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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:

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Sense 2

Meaning:

Lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example

Synonyms:

black out; pass out; zonk out

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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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