sting

sting

verb

Definition of STING

1

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services <a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years>

Synonyms gouge, soak, sting, surcharge

Related Words cheat, defraud, stick; clip, fleece, skin; mischarge

Antonyms undercharge

2

to rob by the use of trickery or threats <swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money>

Synonyms beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize

Related Words extort, wrench, wrest, wring; clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak; exploit, milk; deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick; rope (in); betray, bitch, double-cross; bamboozle, fast-talk