
conned
See {con}
Source: WordNet® 2.0
con
n 1: an argument opposed to a proposal [ant: {pro}]
2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [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: {victimize}, {swindle}, {rook}, {goldbrick},
{nobble}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {scam}, {mulct},
{gyp}]
2: commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your
lines for the play yet?" [syn: {memorize}, {memorise}, {learn}]
[also: {conning}, {conned}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0