con (
http://definr.com/con)
n 1: an argument opposed to a proposal [ant:
pro]
2: a person serving a prison sentence [syn:
convict,
inmate,
jailbird,
gaolbird]
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]
adv : on the negative side; "much was written pro and con" [syn: {in
opposition}] [ant:
pro]
v 1: 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" [syn:
swindle,
rook,
goldbrick,
nobble,
diddle,
bunco,
defraud,
scam,
mulct,
gyp]
2: commit to memory; learn by heart [syn:
memorize,
learn]