con in Bengali বাংলা
con in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
con in Marathi मराठी
con in Sindhi سنڌي
con in English
- con⇄adj. swindling; duping.
Ex. a con game, a con man. - con⇄adv. against.
Ex. The two debating teams argued the question pro and con. - con⇄con (1), adverb, noun.
- con⇄con (2), transitive verb, conned,conning.
1. to learn well enough to remember; study.
Ex. Hunched at his desk, ceaselessly he conned his books. All his faults observed ... and conned by rote (Shakespeare).
2. to examine carefully; pore - con⇄con (3), verb, conned,conning,noun.
(Nautical.) - con⇄con (4), adjective, verb, conned,conning.
(Slang.) - con⇄con (5), noun.
a rap with the knuckles; knock. - con⇄con (6), noun.
(Slang.) a convict. - con⇄con (7), noun.
(Slang.) consumption; tuberculosis. - con⇄noun a reason against.
Ex. The pros and cons of a question are arguments for and against it. - con⇄noun 1. the act or process of conning.
2. the station taken by the person who cons. Also, conn. - con⇄v.t. to direct the steering of (a ship).
Ex. A local pilot familiar with the harbor steers, or cons, the ship out into deep water (P. V. H. Weems). - con⇄v.t. to swindle; dupe.
Ex. I was conned into buying an overpriced used car. I was just wondering how a neurasthenic bookworm had ever conned himself into bouncing through the African bush (S. J. Perelman).