con
n 1: an argument opposeed 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 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"
[syn: {swindle}, {rook}, {nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud},
{mulct}, {gyp}]
2: commit to memory; learn by heart [syn: {memorize}, {learn}]