con
1. an argument opposed to a proposal (Freq. 1) • Ant: pro • Hypernyms: argument, statement 2. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison • Syn: convict, inmate, yard bird, yardbird • Derivationally related forms: convict (for: convict) • Hypernyms: prisoner, captive • Hyponyms: lifer, trusty 3. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • Syn: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam • Derivationally related forms: flim-flam (for: flimflam), gyp (for: gyp), bunco (for: bunco) • Hypernyms: swindle, cheat, rig • Hyponyms: sting operation
1. deprive of by deceit (Freq. 1) - 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 • Syn: victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change • Derivationally related forms: gyp (for: gyp), scammer (for: scam), scam (for: scam), defrauder (for: defraud), bunco (for: bunco), swindler (for: swindle), swindle (for: swindle), victimization (for: victimize) • Hypernyms: cheat, rip off, chisel • Hyponyms: short-change, short • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s somebody PP - They con him of all his money 2. commit to memory; learn by heart - Have you memorized your lines for the play yet? • Syn: memorize, memorise, learn • Derivationally related forms: memorisation (for: memorise), memoriser (for: memorise), memory (for: memorise), memorization (for: memorize), memorizer (for: memorize), memory (for: memorize) • Hypernyms: study, hit the books • Hyponyms: understudy, alternate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc. - much was written pro and con • Ant: pro
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