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# bonk

verb (bonk, bonks, bonked, bonking); noun (a bonk, bonks)

«bonk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) To hit someone or something lightly, often on the head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#m1)
2. (informal) A light hit or the sound it makes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#m2)
3. (rude slang) To have sex with someone; adults use it as a crude joke word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#m3)
4. (informal, sport) To «bonk» or «hit the wall»: to suddenly run out of energy in a long race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#m4)

### In the lessons

In children's books and cartoons, «bonk» is a funny sound word for a light knock on the head. Among adults it can be a rude slang word, so be careful. In sport, cyclists and runners say they «bonked» when they ran out of energy.

### Examples

- The ball bonked him on the head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#x1)
- Bonk! The toy fell off the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#x2)
- She bonked her head on the low door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#x3)
- The cyclist bonked halfway up the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#x4)
- Don't bonk your brother with the pillow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#x5)
- I heard a loud bonk from the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/#x6)

### Note

The rude sense (3) is mainly UK/Australian slang; avoid it in school. The cartoon sense is fine. Similar: bump, knock, bop.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bonk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bonk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bonk.html) on Mova free.