| conk | (n) informal term for the nose | | conk | (v) hit, especially on the head, Example: The stranger conked him and he fainted | | buckeye | (n) the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut, Syn. horse chestnut, conker | | die | (v) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life, See also: die out, die off, die down, Syn. pass away, snuff it, kick the bucket, pass, croak, give-up the ghost, pop off, expire, perish, choke, conk, exit, buy the farm, decease, cash in one's chips, go, drop dead, Ant. be born, Example: 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 | | fail | (v) stop operating or functioning, Syn. break down, break, give out, conk out, give way, go, go bad, die, Example: The engine finally went; The car died on the road; The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town; The coffee maker broke; The engine failed on the way to town; her eyesight went after the accident | | faint | (v) pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain, Syn. conk, pass out, swoon | | poop out | (v) use up all one's strength and energy and stop working, Syn. conk out, peter out, run out, run down, Example: At the end of the march, I pooped out | | stall | (v) come to a stop, Syn. conk, Example: The car stalled in the driveway |
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