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conk vs succumb

succumb vs conk

conk is a noun but succumb is not a noun.

conk and succumb both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
conk Yes No Yes No
succumb No No Yes No
As verbs, succumb is a hyponym of conk; that is, succumb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conk:
  • conk: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
  • succumb: be fatally overwhelmed
Other hyponyms of conk include abort, asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, famish, starve, fall, yield.
conk (noun) succumb (noun)
informal term for the nose
conk (verb) succumb (verb)
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain consent reluctantly
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life be fatally overwhelmed
hit, especially on the head
come to a stop
Difference between conk and succumb

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