con

con ¹  (kn)

adv.

In opposition or disagreement; against: debated the issue pro and con.

n.

1. An argument or opinion against something.

2. One who holds an opposing opinion or view.

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[Short for contra.]

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con ²  (kn)

tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons

1. To study, peruse, or examine carefully.

2. To learn or commit to memory.

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[Middle English connen, to know, from Old English cunnan; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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conner n.

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con ³ or conn  (kn) Nautical

tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons or conns

To direct the steering or course of (a vessel).

n.

1. The station or post of the person who steers a vessel.

2. The act or process of steering a vessel.

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[From cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condcere, to lead together; see conduce.]

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con ⁴  (kn) Slang

tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons

To swindle (a victim) by first winning his or her confidence; dupe.

n.

A swindle.

adj.

Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud: a con artist; a con job.

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[Short for confidence.]

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con ¹ Informal

Noun

same as confidence trick

Verb

[conning, conned]

to swindle or defraud

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con ²

Noun

See pros and cons [Latin contra against]

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con ³

Noun

Slang a convict

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Con Politics Conservative

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	con - an argument opposed to a proposal argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" pro - an argument in favor of a proposal
	2.	con - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison convict, yard bird, yardbird, inmate lifer - a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment captive, prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war trusty - a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
	3.	con - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting sting operation - a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
Verb	1.	con - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change" bunco, defraud, diddle, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
	2.	con - commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" memorise, memorize, learn understudy, alternate - be an understudy or alternate for a role hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
Adv.	1.	con - in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con" pro - in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.

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con (Informal)

verb 1. swindle, trick, cheat, rip off (slang) kid (informal) skin (slang) stiff (slang) mislead, deceive, hoax, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic) rook (slang) humbug, bamboozle (informal) hoodwink, double-cross (informal) diddle (informal) take for a ride (informal) inveigle, do the dirty on Brit. (informal) bilk, sell a pup, pull a fast one on (informal)

noun 2. swindle, trick, fraud, deception, scam (slang) sting (informal) bluff, fastie Austral. (slang)

Translations

con [kɔn] vt → timar, estafar

n → timo, estafa;

to con sb into doing sth (col) → engañar a algn para que haga algo

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con [kɔn] vt → duper (= cheat); escroquer

n → escroquerie f;

to con sb into doing sth → tromper qn pour lui faire faire qch

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con [kɔn] vt → betrügen;

(cheat) → hereinlegen

n → Schwindel m;

to con sb into doing sth → jdn durch einen Trick dazu bringen, dass er/sie etw tut

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con [kɔn] vt (col) → truffare

n → truffa;

to con sb into doing sth → indurre qn a fare qc con raggiri