what does con mean?
CON as NOUN
- Meaning
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an argument opposed to a proposal
Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
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Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CON as VERB
- Meaning
- commit to memory
- learn by heart
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Usage Example(s)
- Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) con is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CON as ADVERB
- Meaning
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- much was written pro and con
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