StingWordNet Explorer
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noun
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
Words in this synset: sting_operation
noun
a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
noun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Words in this synset: bunco, bunco_game, bunko, bunko_game, con, confidence_trick, confidence_game, con_game, hustle, flimflam
noun
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
noun
a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)
noun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
noun
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
noun
a sting inflicted by a bee