Meaning of con in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.

• To know, understand, acknowledge.

noun

• A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).

  Example: pros and cons

• (abbreviation) conservative

  Example: own the cons

noun

• A convicted criminal, a convict.

noun

• A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

verb

• To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.

noun

• The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

  Example: The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when she reached the bridge.

verb

• To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).

  Example: The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.

noun

• An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress.

noun

• The conversion of part of a building.

  Example: We're getting a loft con done next year.

noun

• Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis.