conning
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verb (used with object), conned, con·ning.
1.
to learn; study; peruse or examine carefully.
2.
to commit to memory.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English cunnen, Old English cunnan variant of can1 in sense “become acquainted with, learn to know”
before 1000; Middle English cunnen, Old English cunnan variant of can1 in sense “become acquainted with, learn to know”
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Conning
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
verb (used with object)
1.
to direct the steering of (a ship).
noun
2.
the station of the person who cons.
3.
the act of conning.
adjective
1.
involving abuse of confidence: a con trick.
verb (used with object)
2.
to swindle; trick: That crook conned me out of all my savings.
3.
to persuade by deception, cajolery, etc.
noun
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.
verb (used with object), conned, con·ning. British Dialect.
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.
Origin:
1890–95; perhaps akin to French cognée hatchet, cogner to knock in, drive (a nail) home
1890–95; perhaps akin to French cognée hatchet, cogner to knock in, drive (a nail) home
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con1 (kɒn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. short for confidence trick |
| b. (as modifier): con man | |
| —vb , cons, conning, conned | |
| 2. | (tr) to swindle or defraud |
| [C19: from | |
| con2 (kɒn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an argument or vote against a proposal, motion, etc |
| 2. | a person who argues or votes against a proposal, motion, etc |
| [from Latin contrā against, opposed to] | |
| con3 (kɒn) | |
| —n | |
| slang short for convict | |
| con or esp (US) nautical conn4 (kɒn) | |
| —vb , cons, conns, conning, conned | |
| 1. | (tr) to direct the steering of (a vessel) |
| —n | |
| 2. | the place where a person who cons a vessel is stationed |
| [C17 cun, from earlier condien to guide, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere; see | |
| conn or esp (US) nautical conn4 | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C17 cun, from earlier condien to guide, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere; see | |
| con or esp (US) nautical conn4 (kɒn) | |
| —vb , cons, conns, conning, conned | |
| 1. | (tr) to direct the steering of (a vessel) |
| —n | |
| 2. | the place where a person who cons a vessel is stationed |
| [C17 cun, from earlier condien to guide, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere; see | |
| conn or esp (US) nautical conn4 | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C17 cun, from earlier condien to guide, from Old French conduire, from Latin condūcere; see | |
| con5 (kɒn) | |
| —vb , cons, conning, conned | |
| archaic (tr) to study attentively or learn (esp in the phrase con by rote) | |
| [C15: variant of | |
| con6 (kɒn) | |
| —prep | |
| music with | |
| [Italian] | |
| conn (kɒn) | |
| —vb, —n | |
| a variant spelling (esp US) of con | |
| Conn (kɒn) | |
| —n | |
| 2nd century | |
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Word Origin & History
con
"negation" (mainly in pro and con), 1570s, short for L. contra "against" (see contra).
con
"swindle," 1889, Amer.Eng., from confidence man (1849), from the many scams in which the victim is induced to hand over money as a token of confidence. Confidence with a sense of "assurance based on insufficient grounds" dates from 1590s. Con also can be a slang or colloquial shortening of several other
con- words in English, e.g., from the 19th century, confidant, conundrum, conformist, contract, and from the 20th century, convict, conductor.
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Slang Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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| CON certificate of need |
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Example sentences
After teaming up and stealing a car, the two set off to make a new life conning country hicks.
All he cares about it conning them into voting for him as the only alternative.
The operator sits in a conning tower in the top of the car.
Career con artists never stop conning, and many believe they can con anybody.
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