[kon] 
| 1. | to learn; study; peruse or examine carefully. |
| 2. | to commit to memory. |
[kon] verb, conned, con⋅ning, noun Nautical| 1. | to direct the steering of (a ship). |
| 2. | the station of the person who cons. |
| 3. | the act of conning. |
[kon] adjective, verb, conned, con⋅ning, noun Informal.| 1. | involving abuse of confidence: a con trick. |
| 2. | to swindle; trick: That crook conned me out of all my savings. |
| 3. | to persuade by deception, cajolery, etc. |
| 4. | a confidence game or swindle. |
| 5. | a lie, exaggeration, or glib self-serving talk: He had a dozen different cons for getting out of paying traffic tickets. |
[kon] | 1. | to strike, hit, or rap (something or someone). |
| 2. | to hammer (a nail or peg). |
| 3. | to beat or thrash a person with the hands or a weapon. |
| con 2 (kŏn) tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons
[Middle English connen, to know, from Old English cunnan; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.] con'ner n. |
| con 3 or conn (kŏn) tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons or conns To direct the steering or course of (a vessel). n.
[From cond, from Middle English conduen, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere, to lead together; see conduce.] |
| con 4 (kŏn) tr.v. conned, con·ning, cons To swindle (a victim) by first winning his or her confidence; dupe. n. A swindle. adj. Of, relating to, or involving a swindle or fraud: a con artist; a con job. [Short for confidence.] |
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