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con

kɑn
WordNet
The treasure hunters of Muiden kneel at the place of the alleged treasure. The German con artist sprays a cross with a holy water brush while the others pray. Illustration of the story of the deception of the superstitious Catholic Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Cornelis van der Meulen by a German swindler, in Muiden on the night of 12 to 13 August 1800. In the background the Muiderslot.
The treasure hunters of Muiden kneel at the place of the alleged treasure. The German con artist sprays a cross with a holy water brush while the others pray. Illustration of the story of the deception of the superstitious Catholic Lieutenant Colonel Dirk Cornelis van der Meulen by a German swindler, in Muiden on the night of 12 to 13 August 1800. In the background the Muiderslot.
  1. (adv) con
    in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc. "much was written pro and con"
  2. (v) con
    commit to memory; learn by heart "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"
  3. (v) con
    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"
  4. (n) con
    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
  5. (n) con
    an argument opposed to a proposal
  6. (n) con
    a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
Illustrations
Pharmacy jar with a landscape in blue and the text: Cons. rosar. rub.
Pharmacy jar with a landscape in blue and the text: Cons. rosar. rub.
American armored ship Chickasaw on a river. The ship features two revolving gun turrets, one conning tower, a chimney and four sloops. The ship was built to the design of James Buchanan Eads. Handwritten inscriptions under the photo.
American armored ship Chickasaw
The Baron is conned during the card game. He walks away from the table, dressed only in his undergarments. Numbered bottom right: 7.
The Baron is conned during the card game. He walks away from the table, dressed only in his undergarments. Numbered bottom right: 7.
Marco Bragadino, a con man who pretended to be an alchemist, is beheaded in Munich on the orders of William V of Bavaria. Two dogs are being shot in the foreground.
Marco Bragadino, a con man who pretended to be an alchemist, is beheaded in Munich on the orders of William V of Bavaria. Two dogs are being shot in the foreground.
Ricordo di Firenze 24 vedute in fotografia con descrizione = Album of Florence 24 photographic views with descriptive text
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Con
    Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.
  2. Con
    (Naut) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer.
  3. Con
    To know; to understand; to acknowledge. "Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill.", "They say they con to heaven the highway."
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (v.t) Con
    kon to study carefully: to commit to memory
  2. (pr.p) Con
    con′ning; pa.p. conned
  3. (v.t) Con
    kon to direct the steering of a ship
  4. (n) Con
    the act of conning
  5. (n) Con
    kon a knock.
Quotations
Jack Kramer
The worst thing you can do is start slow, or con yourself into thinking that you can take your time getting into a match. The curtain is up so you've got to perform.
Jack Kramer
Idioms

All mod cons - If something has all mod cons, it has all the best and most desirable features. It is an abbreviation of 'modern convenience' that was used in house adverts.

Pros and cons - Pros and cons are arguments for or against a particular issue. Pros are arguments which aim to promote the issue, while cons suggest points against it. The term has been in use since the 16th century and is a shortening of a Latin phrase, pro et contra, which means “for and against.” Considering the pros and cons of an issue is a very useful way to weigh the issue thoughtfully and reach an informed decision.

Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary AS. cunnan, to know, be able, and (derived from thiscunnian, to try, test. See Can v. t. & i.,

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr. cogner, to knock.

Usage in the news

Cons Only available in black. pcmag.com

Nothing in the world is perfect though, and everything has its pros and cons including the Internet. calhountimes.com

Julia della Croce 's Stewed Squash with Tomato, Garlic and Black Olives (zucca con olive). 55krc.com

Completa los datos requeridos en el formulario para compartir esta página con tus amigos. noticias.univision.com

Tripledge Wipers and other testaments to his con-artistry. dallasobserver.com

If you thought the idea of rebooting 'The Munsters' for modern times was stupid, you're in luck NBC looks to be pulling the plug on 'Mockingbird Lane,' which was mostly cast and which played a four minute sizzle reel at Comic Con 2012. kool1017.com

Comic-Con attendees dazzled by 'Tron,' 'Harry Potter,' and 'Avengers' teasers. csmonitor.com

Comic-Con, the SciFi and fantasy themed convention in San Diego, was a four-day extravaganza of light cycles, wizards, and superheroes. csmonitor.com

The Pros and Cons of Implementing EMR. visionmonday.com

Jodie Foster talks about 'Elysium' at San Diego Comic-Con on July 13, 2012. abclocal.go.com

A Tennessee con confessed to a 17-year-old murder on his deathbed before making a miraculous recovery. nydailynews.com

Cons Requires an Internet connection. pcmag.com

No matter what divides us — red-blue, rich-poor, city-country — Texans willingly rally around chile con queso, the cheese dip that unites us all. dallasnews.com

There are two distinct ways to to extend backhoe reach, with pros and cons on both sides of it. forconstructionpros.com

"The Brothers Grimm": Jake (Heath Ledger, left) and Will (Matt Damon) are con artists turned heroes. ashingtonpost.com

Usage in scientific papers

Such confinement scenario assumes that the ground state of QCD is a condensate of magnetic monopoles which one confines (pinches) the color electric field of color charges into flux tubes .
A String Approximation for Cooper Pair in High-T$_{\bf c}$ superconductivity

As a last application of the partition function (103), we mention the explanation of the observation [153] that the temperature at which chiral symmetry is restored is higher for gauge field configurations with a nonzero Z3 -phase than for gauge field configurations with zero Z3 -phase.
Random Matrix Theory and Chiral Symmetry in QCD

Hales (to be published). A fascinating open question is: How many jammed configurations exist at each packing fraction, i.e. what is the density of states for jammed configurations? B. D.
Is Random Close Packing of Spheres Well Defined?

Label the triple points in the first two configurations of Figure 3 by P∞ ∈ L∞ and P1 , and in the third configuration by P∞ , P1 , P2 .
Rational polynomials of simple type

There is one such extra intersection in the configuration with (k , r) = (1, 3) and two such extra intersections in the configuration with (k , r) = (2, 2).
Rational polynomials of simple type

Usage in literature

The following portrait of my friend is from the pen of our elegant con, Horace Eglantine. "The English Spy" by Bernard Blackmantle

CAT (he): generalmente sig^a cortar algo con acha, cuchillo o hiera; detener algo que se huya, atajarlo, etc. "The Maya Chronicles" by Various

Laundry, did you know that Miss Dean had been 'con-centrating' on you? "Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers" by Jessie Graham Flower

Con-reeh, his x mark, Crow. "Three Years on the Plains" by Edmund B. Tuttle

Con, the dog, limped between us with a whine. "Kilgorman" by Talbot Baines Reed

In the corner at the rear the tiny yard of Con Murphy touched the big place. "The Corner House Girls at School" by Grace Brooks Hill

This week he stepped up to Con-o-way. "Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2" by Works Projects Administration

You've still got us to boss you, Con, so you needn't feel too forlorn. "Prudence Says So" by Ethel Hueston

However, Reed was conning the lesson steadily, learning it by slow degrees. "The Brentons" by Anna Chapin Ray

Needn't think you can con me. "Bloom of Cactus" by Robert Ames Bennet

Usage in poetry
Alfin lo stile--sovra la tavola
L'acuta punta--venne a configgere,
E con note indefesse
Questo cantico impresse:
iAntes que tu me morire: escondido
En las entranas ya
El hierro llevo con que abrio tu mano
La ancha herida mortal!
(largendo con sp.) Now this is the position,
Go make an inquisition
Into their real condition
As swiftly as ye may.
Nella clessidra--cadea la polvere,
E intorno, intorno--con suon monotono,
Sotto le arcate fosche,
Ronzavano le mosche.
Da lungi il circolo--delle pendici
Chiude la baja--con braccia immani;
Ivi approdarono--Libii e Fenici
Mori ed Ispani.
You would understand, had you
Conned between the lines; instead
History was a war or two
And ninety hundred million dad.