Of or pertaining to a striving action.

In a conative manner.

(slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.

A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).

(zoology, dialectal or obsolete) Squirrel, particularly the red squirrel. / (Northern England, obsolete) A squirrel's nest.

Alternative form of conn (“direct a ship”)

(abbreviation) A political conservative.

(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.

(rare) To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart. / (rare, obsolete) To know; understand; acknowledge.

(transitive, informal) To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.