/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]