persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them

I conned him into giving me your home number

she was jailed for conning her aunt out of £500,000

an instance of deceiving or tricking someone

the Charter is a glossy public relations con

a con artist

a disadvantage of or argument against something

borrowers have to weigh up the pros and cons of each mortgage offer

a convict

you don't snitch to the prison authorities on another con

study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing)

the children conned their pages with a great show of industry

a convention, especially one for enthusiasts of science fiction and fantasy literature and films

an SF con

direct the steering of (a ship)

he hadn't conned anything bigger than a Boston whaler

the action or post of conning a ship

Mr Cargill, take the con

I quickly took the conn and restored the channel course