'Conned' definitions:
Definition of 'Conned'
From: GCIDE
- Con \Con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conned; p. pr. & vb. n. Conning.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from this) cunnian to try, test. See Can, v. t. & i.]
- 1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit to memory; to regard studiously. [1913 Webster]
- Fixedly did look Upon the muddy waters which he conned As if he had been reading in a book. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- To con answer, to be able to answer. [Obs.]
- To con thanks, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Conned'
- Con,
- Con-,
- Conning,
- cons,
- Conning Towers,
- Conning tower,
- Green con,
- Pro and con,
- Pros and cons,
- To con answer,
- To con thanks,
- con artist,
- con brio,
- con game,
- con man,
- mod con,
- nem con,
- Conning Towers, CT,
- allegro con spirito,
- arroz con pollo,
- chili con carne,
- Conning Towers-Nautilus Park,
- Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT