/gronk/ Popularised by Johnny Hart' s comic strip "B.C." but the word apparently predates that.1. To clear the state of a wedged device and restart it. More severe than "to frob" (sense 2).2. [TMRC] To cut, sever, smash, or similarly disable.3. The sound made by many 3.5-inch diskette drives.In particular, the microfloppies on a Commodore Amiga go "grink, gronk".[Jargon File]