Con

adv.

Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; - The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.

v. t.

To know; to understand; to acknowledge.

[imp. & p. p. Conned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Conning.]

Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill.

- Spenser.

They say they con to heaven the highway.

- Spenser.

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.

- Wordsworth.

I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson.

- Burke.

To con answer
to be able to answer.

To con thanks
to thank; to acknowledge obligation. - Shak.

(Naut.) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.

Noun	1.	con - an argument opposed to a proposal Antonyms: pro - an argument in favor of a proposal
	2.	con - a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison Synonyms: convict, gaolbird, jailbird, inmate
	3.	con - a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting
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" Synonyms: bunco, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, gyp, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, victimize
	2.	con - commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" Synonyms: memorise, memorize, learn
Adv.	1.	con - on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" Synonyms: in opposition Antonyms: pro - on the affirmative side

con - [SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others of SF-fan slang, is widely recognised even by hackers who aren't fans. "We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con."

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