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CON
con
(adverb) in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; “much was written pro and con”
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, hustle, sting, flimflam
(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
con
(noun) an argument opposed to a proposal
convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird
(noun) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
memorize, memorise, con, learn
(verb) commit to memory; learn by heart; “Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?”
victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con
(verb) deprive of by deceit; “He swindled me out of my inheritance”; “She defrauded the customers who trusted her”;
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
con (third-person singular simple present cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)
(rare) To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
(rare, obsolete) To know, understand, acknowledge.
Etymology 2
Noun
con (plural cons)
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
(abbreviation) conservative
Synonyms
• disadvantage
Antonyms
• pro
Etymology 3
Noun
con (plural cons)
(slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
Etymology 4
Noun
con (plural cons)
(slang) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
Synonyms
• See also deception
Verb
con (third-person singular simple present cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)
(transitive, slang) To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
Synonyms
• (to be conned): be sold a pup (idiomatic, British, Australian)
Etymology 5
Verb
con (third-person singular simple present cons, present participle conning, simple past and past participle conned)
Alternative form of conn (“direct a ship”)
Noun
con (uncountable)
Alternative form of conn (“navigational direction of a ship”)
Etymology 6
Noun
con (plural cons)
(informal) An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.
Etymology 7
Noun
con (plural cons)
(informal) The conversion of part of a building.
Etymology 8
Noun
con (uncountable)
(informal, obsolete) Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.
Anagrams
• CNO, NCO, NOC, OCN, ONC, onc
Proper noun
Con
A male given name, a diminutive form of Conor or Cornelius.
Short for Connie. (female given name)
(UK politics) Abbreviation of Conservative.
Anagrams
• CNO, NCO, NOC, OCN, ONC, onc
Noun
CON (plural CONs)
Initialism of Certificate of Need.
Anagrams
• CNO, NCO, NOC, OCN, ONC, onc
Source: Wiktionary
Con
Definition: - (cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.
Con
Definition: - (cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.
Con, adv. Etym: [Abbrev. from L. contra against.]
Definition: Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
Con, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conned; p. pr. & vb. n. Conning.] Etym: [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See Can, v. t. & i.]
1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. Spenser. They say they con to heaven the highway. Spenser.
2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously. Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book. Wodsworth. I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson. Burke. To con answer, to be able to answer. [Obs.] -- To con thanks, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.] Shak.
Con, v. t. Etym: [See Cond.] (Naut.)
Definition: To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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