con
Meaning of con
- persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.
I conned him into giving me your home number
she was jailed for conning her aunt out of £500,000
- an instance of deceiving or tricking someone.
the Charter is a glossy public relations con
a con artist
late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of confidence, as in confidence trick .
noun- a disadvantage of or argument against something.
borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer
late 16th century: from Latin contra ‘against’.
noun- a convict.
you don't snitch to the prison authorities on another con
late 19th century: abbreviation.
verb- study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing).
the children conned their pages with a great show of industry
Middle English cunne, conne, con, variants of can1.
noun- a convention, especially one for enthusiasts of science fiction and fantasy literature annd films.
an SF con
1940s: abbreviation.
verb- direct the steering of (a ship).
he hadn't conned anything bigger than a Boston whaler
- the action or post of conning a ship.
Mr Cargill, take the con
I quickly took the conn and restored the channel course
early 17th century: apparently a weakened form of obsolete cond ‘conduct, guide’, from Old French conduire, from Latin conducere (see conduce).
prefix
variant spelling of com- assimilated before c, d, f, g, j, n, q, s, t, v, and sometimes before vowels (as in concord, condescend, confide, etc.).
Latin variant of com- .
abbreviation, symbol- (in the context of party politics) Conservative.
Teddy Taylor, MP (Con)
- constable (as part of a police officer's title).
Deputy Chief Con Tony Burden
- with; together; jointly; altogether.
combine
command
collude
from Latin cum ‘with’.
Information about con
- The plural form of con is: cons.
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- con is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
con synonyms
Meaning convict:
convict, inmate, jailbird, gaolbird, yardbird
Meaning bunco:
bunco, bunko, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam
Meaning victimize:
victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle
Meaning memorize:
Meaning gain an advantage over or deprive of something by using unfair or deceitful methods; defraud:
Meaning cunningly deceive or outwit:
Meaning obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them:
Meaning deceive; trick:
Meaning deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain:
Meaning make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource):
Meaning firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers:
Meaning draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically:
Meaning lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness:
Meaning trick or deceive (someone); dupe:
Meaning cause (someone) to have a wrong idea or impression:
Meaning make (someone) believe something that is not true:
Meaning trick or deceive (someone):
Meaning deceive or trick:
Meaning cheat or fool:
Meaning steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works):
Meaning perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified):
Meaning obtain or withhold money from (someone) unfairly or by deceit; cheat or defraud:
Meaning a long-winged web-footed seabird with a raucous call, typically having white plumage with a grey or black mantle:
Meaning obtain by dishonest or devious means:
Meaning touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way:
Meaning stir (a drink) with a swizzle stick:
Meaning a thing that is disappointing or represents a mild swindle:
Meaning cheat (someone) out of something, especially money:
Meaning (in euchre) gain the advantage over (another player) by preventing them from taking three tricks:
Meaning make a higher offer for a house than (someone whose offer has already been accepted by the seller) and thus succeed in acquiring the property:
Meaning trick or deceive:
Meaning raise the pitch of (a note) by a semitone:
Meaning a thing that deceives:
Meaning a bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash:
Meaning wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain:
Meaning a toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string:
Meaning an unnecessary, wasteful, or fraudulent project:
Meaning a petty or small-scale swindle:
Meaning a fraudulent or dishonest act or practice:
Translation of con
- German: betrügen, bescheißen, hereinlegen, anschmieren, hochnehmen, übervorteilen, düpieren, neppen, leimen, Sträfling, Nachteil
- French: arnaquer, escroquer, blouser, duper, entuber, truander, condamné, contre, désavantage
- Spanish: estafar, defraudar, timar, detenido, presa, convicto, preso, presidiario, condenado, convicta, presidiaria, condenada, presidario, detenida, recluso, reclusa, contra, desventaja
- Portuguese: calotear, estafar, preso, condenado, presidiário, detento
- Italian: frodare, defraudare, truffare, detenuto, condannato, carcerato, galeotto, contro, svantaggio
Anagrams of con
Words that rhyme with con
Con, Acon, Bacon, Erbacon, bacon, chawbacon, Deacon, archbeacon, archdeacon, beacon, chamberdeacon, daybeacon, deacon, hierodeacon, meacon, protodeacon, subdeacon, unarchdeacon, underdeacon, Alfacon, Chacon, genethliacon, Lacon, flacon, glacon, malacon, Macon, alexipharmacon, macon, pampharmacon, panpharmacon, pharmacon, polymacon, polypharmacon, stramacon, tetrapharmacon, Depacon, Bracon, Dracon, Duracon, Oracon, Tetracon, ostracon, racon, Anestacon, Optacon, Vistacon, pentacon, chaccon, Diccon