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单词 con
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con

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noun (1)

ˈkän How to pronounce con (audio)
: something (such as a ruse) used deceptively to gain another's confidence
He knew too much about con to fall for that one … Herbert Gold
also : a confidence game : swindle

con

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verb (1)

conned; conning

transitive verb

1
: swindle
accused of conning retirees out of their savings
2
: manipulate sense 2b
He conned his way into the job.
3
: persuade, cajole
conned her into volunteering

con

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noun (2)

: convict

con

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noun (3)

plural cons
informal
: convention sense 2b
a comic book con
Now, such gatherings as the Further Confusion convention in San Jose, California, and Anthrocon in Philadelphia, attract more than 1,000 furry hobbyists apiece. (The Midwest FurFest is a smaller "con," with about 400 attending.) George Gurley

con

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noun (4)

1
: an argument or evidence in opposition
2
: the negative position or one holding it
an appraisal of the pros and cons

con

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adverb

: on the negative side : in opposition
so much has been written pro and con

con

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adjective

: confidence
a con artist
a con game

con

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verb (2)

conned; conning

transitive verb

1
: to commit to memory
conned the poem
2
: to study or examine closely
Clare regarded her attentively, conned the characters of her face as if they had been hieroglyphics. Thomas Hardy

con

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noun (5)

slang
: a destructive disease of the lungs
especially : tuberculosis

con

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verb (3)

less common spelling of conn

transitive verb

: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)

con

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abbreviation

1
consolidated
2
[Latin conjunx] consort
3
consul
4
continued

con-

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prefix

see com-

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • convict
  • jailbird

Verb (1)

  • beat
  • bilk
  • bleed
  • cheat
  • chisel
  • chouse
  • cozen
  • defraud
  • diddle
  • do
  • do in
  • euchre
  • fiddle
  • fleece
  • flimflam
  • gaff
  • hose [slang]
  • hustle
  • mulct
  • nobble [British slang]
  • pluck
  • ream
  • rip off
  • rook
  • screw
  • shake down
  • short
  • shortchange
  • skin
  • skunk
  • squeeze
  • stick
  • stiff
  • sting
  • sucker
  • swindle
  • thimblerig
  • victimize

Noun (2)

  • bunco
  • bunko
  • fiddle [chiefly British]
  • flimflam
  • fraud
  • hustle
  • scam
  • shell game
  • sting
  • swindle

Noun (5)

  • learn
  • memorize
  • study
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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

derivative of con entry 7

Verb (1)

derivative of con entry 1 or con entry 7

Noun (2)

by shortening

Noun (3)

by shortening

Noun (4)

derivative of con entry 6

Adverb

short for Latin contrā "opposite, against," in the phrase pro and contra — more at counter entry 3

Adjective

by shortening

Verb (2)

Middle English connen to know, learn, study, alteration of cunnen to know, infinitive of can — more at can entry 1

Noun (5)

short for consumption

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1901, in the meaning defined above

Verb (1)

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1893, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1940, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1889, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (5)

1915, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

con 1 of 3

adverb

ˈkän How to pronounce con (audio)
: on the negative side
argue pro and con

con

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noun

: an opposing argument, person, or position
She considered the pros and cons of the question.

con-

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see com-

con 1 of 4

noun (1)

as in prisoner
a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence a program to help ex-cons find employment

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • prisoner
  • convict
  • jailbird
  • inmate
  • trusty
  • captive
  • capture
  • parolee
  • internee
  • lifer
  • probationer

con

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noun (2)

as in scam
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value the explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • scam
  • swindle
  • fraud
  • bunko
  • bunco
  • flimflam
  • hoax
  • scheme
  • shell game
  • trick
  • fiddle
  • device
  • sting
  • hustle
  • counterfeit
  • cross
  • racket
  • fix
  • ploy
  • pyramid scheme
  • sham
  • stratagem
  • fake
  • dodge
  • wile
  • jig
  • gimmick
  • phony
  • rip-off
  • Ponzi scheme
  • sleight
  • forgery
  • thimblerig
  • phoney
  • three-card monte
  • overcharging
  • gouging
  • humbug
  • soaking

con

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verb (1)

1
as in to study
to commit to memory usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • study
  • learn
  • memorize
  • know
  • remember
  • grasp
  • understand
  • recall
  • accept
  • apprehend
  • hark back (to)
  • recollect
  • get
  • digest
  • reminisce (about)
  • comprehend
  • retain
  • mind
  • absorb
  • relive
  • think (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • forget
  • slight
  • ignore
  • disregard
  • unlearn
  • overlook
  • neglect
  • disremember
  • pass over
  • slur (over)
  • misremember
  • overpass
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2
as in to scan
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • scan
  • survey
  • review
  • examine
  • view
  • inspect
  • audit
  • go over
  • watch
  • scrutinize
  • analyze
  • oversee
  • overlook
  • study
  • notice
  • check (out)
  • dissect
  • research
  • investigate
  • pick over
  • parse
  • peruse
  • explore
  • probe
  • comb
  • classify
  • plumb
  • pore (over)
  • categorize
  • observe
  • resurvey
  • rereview
  • reinspect
  • delve (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • skim
  • miss
  • glance (at or over)

con

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verb (2)

1
as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • cheat
  • squeeze
  • hustle
  • swindle
  • sting
  • do
  • pluck
  • stick
  • trick
  • screw
  • sucker
  • shake down
  • deceive
  • short
  • flimflam
  • fleece
  • bilk
  • defraud
  • beat
  • euchre
  • mulct
  • fiddle
  • gaff
  • stiff
  • hose
  • skin
  • fool
  • victimize
  • cozen
  • ream
  • bleed
  • chouse
  • nobble
  • exploit
  • rip off
  • diddle
  • rook
  • chisel
  • thimblerig
  • shortchange
  • skunk
  • take for a ride
  • betray
  • take to the cleaners
  • wrench
  • dupe
  • do in
  • sell a bill of goods to
  • nick
  • extort
  • milk
  • clip
  • overcharge
  • gull
  • gouge
  • bitch
  • wrest
  • wring
  • bamboozle
  • soak
  • fast-talk
  • rope (in)
  • double-cross
2
as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • trick
  • fool
  • deceive
  • dupe
  • hoax
  • kid
  • delude
  • sucker
  • humbug
  • mislead
  • bluff
  • tease
  • gull
  • cheat
  • spoof
  • hoodwink
  • juggle
  • bamboozle
  • gaff
  • snooker
  • cozen
  • misinform
  • hornswoggle
  • suck in
  • buffalo
  • fake out
  • catch
  • sting
  • gammon
  • string along
  • swindle
  • beguile
  • have on
  • take in
  • snow
  • have
  • lead one down the garden path
  • lead one up the garden path
  • do a number on
  • misguide
  • pull one's leg
  • burn
  • flimflam
  • pull the wool over one's eyes
  • fleece
  • put on
  • defraud
  • euchre
  • stick
  • mulct
  • skin
  • hustle
  • diddle
  • chisel
  • rook
  • shortchange
  • bleed
  • squeeze

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undeceive
  • expose
  • unmask
  • reveal
  • debunk
  • tell
  • divulge
  • show up
  • uncover
  • disclose
  • uncloak
  • unveil
  • disillusion
  • disabuse
  • disenchant
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