conn

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verb

ˈkän 

variants or less commonly con

conned; conning

transitive verb

: to conduct or direct the steering of (a vessel, such as a ship)

conn

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noun

variants or less commonly con

: the control exercised by one who conns a ship

Conn

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abbreviation

Connecticut

Synonyms

Verb

• helm
• navigate
• pilot
• steer

Examples of conn in a Sentence

Verb

there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor

Word History

Etymology

Verb

alteration of cond, probably alteration of Middle English condien, conduen to conduct, from Anglo-French cunduire — more at conduit

First Known Use

Verb

1626, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1825, in the meaning defined above

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