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Definition of con

Con
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.
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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.
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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.

Meaning of con from wikipedia

- Look up con in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Con or CON may refer to: Commonwealth of Nations, or CON, an ****ociation of primarily former British colonies...
- San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention...
- The Con Is On (previously titled The Brits Are Coming) is a 2018 heist comedy film directed by James Oakley and co-written by Alex Michaelides and Oakley...
- "benefit con operators ('con men') at the expense of their victims (the 'marks')". Other terms for "scam" include confidence trick, con, con game, confidence...
- DEF CON (also written as DEFCON, Defcon, or DC) is a hacker convention held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first DEF CON took place in June 1993 and...
- Gen Con is the largest tabletop game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board...
- Con is a short form of the following given names Cornelius Conrad Constantine Connor or Conor Con is also a given name on its own that may refer to Con...
- Joy-Con are the primary game controllers for the Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console. A set of Joy-Con consists of two individual units, each...
- Connor may refer to the following: Connor (given name), list of people with this name Connor (surname) Harriet Connor Brown (1872–1962), American writer...
- Côn Đảo ("Côn Island") are an archipelago of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, in the Southeast region of Vietnam, and also a district (Vietnamese: Huyện Côn...