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to trick or mislead someone
con(noun)an argument opposed to a proposal
convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird(noun)a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam(verb)a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con(verb)deprive of by deceit
"He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
memorize, memorise, con, learn(adverb)commit to memory; learn by heart
"Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
con(adverb)in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.
"much was written pro and con"
a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentencea program to help ex-cons find employment
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of valuethe explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car
to commit to memoryusually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty
to rob by the use of trickery or threatsa fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money
to cause to believe what is untruetried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery
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