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drown vs conk

conk vs drown

drown is not a noun while conk is a noun.

drown and conk both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drown No No Yes No
conk Yes No Yes No
As verbs, conk is a hypernym of drown; that is, conk is a word with a broader meaning than drown:
  • drown: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
  • conk: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Other hypernyms of drown include buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it.
drown (noun) conk (noun)
informal term for the nose
drown (verb) conk (verb)
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
kill by submerging in water pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
get rid of as if by submerging hit, especially on the head
cover completely or make imperceptible come to a stop
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
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