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con in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
    bunco  bunco game  bunko  bunko game  con  confidence trick  confidence game  con game  gyp  hustle  sting  flimflam 
  2. an argument opposed to a proposal
    con 
  3. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
    convict  con  inmate  yard bird  yardbird 
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"
    victimize  swindle  rook  goldbrick  nobble  diddle  bunco  defraud  scam  mulct  gyp  gip  hornswoggle  short-change  con 
  2. commit to memory; learn by heart
    "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
    memorize  memorise  con  learn 
adverb
  1. in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
    "much was written pro and con"
    con  con 
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