conn

¹conn

verb \ˈkän\

connedcon·ning

Definition of CONN

transitive verb

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

Variants of CONN

conn also con \ˈkän\

Examples of CONN

1. <there was white-knuckle tension as the captain conned the gunboat through the mine-infested harbor>

Origin of CONN

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

First Known Use: 1626

Related to CONN

Synonyms: navigate (also con), helm, pilot, steer

Related Words: commandeer, hijack (also highjack)

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Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Rhymes with CONN

ban, Bonn, chon, con, dawn, don, Don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pan, pawn, prawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yon, yuan