Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To cause to be asleep. Often used with out.
- intransitive verb To stupefy or intoxicate with drugs or alcohol.
- intransitive verb To go to sleep or be asleep. Often used with out.
- intransitive verb To become intoxicated with drugs or alcohol.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal). - noun slang A feeling of a drug taking hold.
- verb transitive To make (someone) sleepy or
delirious . - verb intransitive, usually followed by “out” To become
exhausted ,sleepy or delirious.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But now, waking up from The Obama Show is like being on "Let's Make a Deal" and trading in your winning prize hidden under box number 1 for the "zonk" behind curtain number 2.
American Thinker 2010
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Although he's found that some players are less willing to risk losing prize money in the current economy, he's equally surprised by how many gamble on the tantalizing possibility of a valuable prize versus the risk of a "zonk," something silly and worthless.
unknown title 2009
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Although he's found that some players are less willing to risk losing prize money in the current economy, he's equally surprised by how many gamble on the tantalizing possibility of a valuable prize versus the risk of a "zonk," something silly and worthless.
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Although he's found that some players are less willing to risk losing prize money in the current economy, he's equally surprised by how many gamble on the tantalizing possibility of a valuable prize versus the risk of a "zonk," something silly and worthless.
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Although he's found that some players are less willing to risk losing prize money in the current economy, he's equally surprised by how many gamble on the tantalizing possibility of a valuable prize versus the risk of a "zonk," something silly and worthless.
WCAX - Local News 2009
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Although he's found that some players are less willing to risk losing prize money in the current economy, he's equally surprised by how many gamble on the tantalizing possibility of a valuable prize versus the risk of a "zonk," something silly and worthless.
unknown title 2009
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Although he's found that some players are less willing to risk losing prize money in the current economy, he's equally surprised by how many gamble on the tantalizing possibility of a valuable prize versus the risk of a "zonk," something silly and worthless.
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While she is in school or on play dates, I will give myself time to zonk out, if I need to.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Talking With Children About Chemotherapy Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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While she is in school or on play dates, I will give myself time to zonk out, if I need to.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Talking With Children About Chemotherapy Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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While she is in school or on play dates, I will give myself time to zonk out, if I need to.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Talking With Children About Chemotherapy Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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