zonk
zonk · zonks · zonked · zonking
To hit hardTo hit hard.
/zɔːŋk/
» I'm pretty zonked.
Meaning
3 senses(slang, transitive)To hit hard.
(slang, transitive)To make (someone) sleepy or delirious, to put into a stupor.
schläfrig machen, müde machen
(intransitive, slang)To become exhausted, sleepy, or delirious.
After two hours of studying, I zonked out.
müde werden, wegtreten, schläfrig werden
уста́тьustátʹ
Examples
2 sentencesI'm pretty zonked.
Tom seemed to be zonked out.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
to become exhausted:
Deutsch
to make (someone) sleepy or delirious:
to become exhausted:
Origin
First attested in c. 1950. Unknown origin, likely imitative, of echoic origin.First attested in c. 1950. Unknown origin, likely imitative, of echoic origin.
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Forms
zonks, zonking, zonked, zonkedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle