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con-7 entries found. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913] Con- \Con-\ A prefix, fr. L. cum, signifying with, together, etc. See {Com-}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913] Con \Con\, adv. [Abbrev. from L. contra against.] Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See {Pro}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913] Con \Con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.] 1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. --Spenser. They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser. 2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously. Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book. --Wordsworth. I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson. --Burke. {To con answer}, to be able to answer. [Obs.] {To con thanks}, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913] Con \Con\, v. t. [See {Cond}.] (Naut.) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer. From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn] con n 1: an argument opposeed to a proposal [ant: {pro}] 2: a person serving a prison sentence [syn: {convict}, {inmate}, {jailbird}, {gaolbird}] 3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {confidence game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}] adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" [syn: {in opposition}] [ant: {pro}] v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance" [syn: {swindle}, {rook}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {mulct}, {gyp}] 2: commit to memory; learn by heart [syn: {memorize}, {learn}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon] con 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 {fan}s. "We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con." From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc] con [SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This term, unlike many others of SF-fan slang, is widely recognised even by hackers who aren't {fan}s. "We'd been corresponding on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con." [{Jargon File}] |
con-7 entries found.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Con- \Con-\
A prefix, fr. L. cum, signifying with, together, etc. See
{Com-}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Con \Con\, adv. [Abbrev. from L. contra against.]
Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative
side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection
with it. See {Pro}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Con \Con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from
this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.]
1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.]
Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. --Spenser.
They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser.
2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit
to memory; to regard studiously.
Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he
conned As if he had been reading in a book.
--Wordsworth.
I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson.
--Burke.
{To con answer}, to be able to answer. [Obs.]
{To con thanks}, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.]
--Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]
Con \Con\, v. t. [See {Cond}.] (Naut.)
To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to
watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to
steer.
From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]
con
n 1: an argument opposeed to a proposal [ant: {pro}]
2: a person serving a prison sentence [syn: {convict}, {inmate},
{jailbird}, {gaolbird}]
3: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {confidence game}, {con game},
{gyp}, {hustle}, {sting}, {flimflam}]
adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" [syn: {in
opposition}] [ant: {pro}]
v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"
[syn: {swindle}, {rook}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud},
{mulct}, {gyp}]
2: commit to memory; learn by heart [syn: {memorize}, {learn}]
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]
con 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 {fan}s. "We'd been corresponding
on the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]
con
[SF fandom] A science-fiction convention. Not used of other
sorts of conventions, such as professional meetings. This
term, unlike many others of SF-fan slang, is widely recognised
even by hackers who aren't {fan}s. "We'd been corresponding on
the net for months, then we met face-to-face at a con."
[{Jargon File}]
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