~ 1
informal
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) deceive (someone) into doing or believing something by lying to them.
■ noun a deception of this kind.
Origin
C19 (orig. US): abbrev. of ~fidence , as in ~fidence trick .
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~ 2
■ noun (usu. in phr. pros and ~s ) a disadvantage of or argument against something.
Origin
C16: from L. ~tra 'against'.
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~ 3
■ noun informal a ~vict.
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~ 4
( US also ~n ) Nautical
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) direct the steering of (a ship).
■ noun ( the ~ ) the action or post of ~ning a ship.
Origin
C17: appar. a weakened form of obs. ~d '~duct, guide', from OFr. ~duire .
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~ 5
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) archaic study attentively or learn by heart (a piece of writing).
Origin
ME cunne , ~ne , ~ , vars of can 1 .