Definition of Con

Babylon English Dictionary
against (a proposition, opinion, etc.)
learn by heart, memorize; cheat, deceive
deceit, swindle, fraud; convict, inmate
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Con Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously.
  
(v. t.)
To know; to understand; to acknowledge.
  
(v. t.)
To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
  
(adv.)
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
  

A prefix, fr. L. cum, signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.
  
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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
Conn
JM Languages
Con is a Lametic language spoken in Laos.
The language is: Con
JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Eto = con. yet, still, also, adv. yet, again, still
Etwa =, con. yet, still, adv. yet
Shakespeare Words
to learn by heart.
Australian Slang
confidence: "con game", "con man"; 2. confidence trick; swindle; 3. swindle; defraud; 4. deceive with intent to gain some advantage [from con(fidence)] 5. prisoner [from con(vict)]
one who swindles by gaining the victim's confidence and then inducing the victim to part with property or money
practised confidence trick; swindle
man who swindles by gaining the victim's confidence and then inducing the victim to part with property or money; confidence man [originally US slang (late-19th C.); shortening of confidence man (mid-19th C.)]
attempt to "win the heart" of a member of the opposite sex, using somewhat more deception than winning-on
(pl. n.) modern conveniences, especially household appliances
Lexicon of Thieves' Cant
amuse, bilk, fob, fun, fuzz, hoodwink, sham
amuser, jack in a box, needle point, nip, sharper
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. an argument opposed to a proposal
(antonym) pro
(hypernym) argument, statement
2. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
(synonym) convict, inmate, jailbird, gaolbird
(hypernym) prisoner, captive
(hyponym) lifer
3. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
(synonym) bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam
(hypernym) swindle, cheat, rig
(hyponym) sting operation
(derivation) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp

Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp
(hypernym) cheat, rip off, chisel
(hyponym) short-change, short
(derivation) bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam
2. commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
(synonym) memorize, memorise, learn
(hypernym) study, hit the books
(hyponym) understudy, alternate

Adverb
1. on the negative side; "much was written pro and con"
(synonym) in opposition
(antonym) pro
Con Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
ETSI and 3GPP
CONnect message
Telecom Terms
Concentrator;
CONected (Message);
CONtroller
Yigal's 3G abbreviations
Connect (INAP/CAP operation)
Con Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
An Everquest Glossary
(v.) To appraise the apparent difficulty of a monster or player. A target can be Green (very easy, little or no EXP for killing), Blue (medium difficulty), Black/White (relatively equal to you), Yellow (Probably too tough to solo), and Red (What would you like your tombstone to read?) It is not recommended that you take on yellow or red mobs without a group.
Computer Abbreviations v1.5
Console (includes Keyboard and Screen)
9300+ Computer Acronyms
Console
Uri's File.*Xten.c.ons*
Console (includes Keyboard and Screen)
Jargon File
n. [from SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others imported from SF-fan slang, is widely recognized 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."
TCP/IP port numbers
759/tcp
TCP/IP Ports Assignments
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TCP/IP Ports Assignments (Intrusive)
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Con Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Con may refer to:
  • Confidence trick, also known as con, scam, or flim flam
  • Con (TV series), a television show about confidence trickery
  • Convention (meeting)
  • , e.g. “youth con”
  • Fan convention, e.g. "Comic-Con"
  • Convict, as in ex-con, a person who has been convicted of a crime
  • Convicted felon, a person who has been convicted of a felony crime in a court of law
  • Contact lens, in Hong Kong English
  • Conning tower, a raised platform on a ship or submarine
  • Cornwall, England, via its Chapman code
  • Concord Municipal Airport, in Concord, New Hampshire, via its International Air Transport Association airport code
  • Consolidated Edison, also Con Edison
  • Continental Oil, via its ICAO airline designator
  • Commonwealth of Nations, an association of primarily former British colonies
  • Consider (MUD), the ability to evaluate an opponent in MUDs
  • In Italian musical terms used in English, it means "with" (con means "with" in both Italian and Spanish as the word derives from Latin)

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