stung
past tense and past participle of sting
Kids Definition
stung
past tense and past participle of sting
Medical Definition
stung
past and past part of sting
stung
verb
1
as in gouged
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gouged
- cheated
- overcharged
- soaked
- surcharged
- defrauded
- stuck
- clipped
- fleeced
- skinned
- mischarged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- undercharged
2
as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money Synonyms & Similar Words
- cheated
- squeezed
- plucked
- hustled
- screwed
- stuck
- bled
- beat
- did
- deceived
- suckered
- hosed
- victimized
- shortchanged
- stiffed
- betrayed
- swindled
- tricked
- skunked
- defrauded
- wrenched
- fleeced
- mulcted
- rooked
- cozened
- skinned
- bilked
- conned
- fooled
- shorted
- reamed
- fiddled
- shook down
- nobbled
- exploited
- gaffed
- diddled
- gouged
- chiseled
- ripped off
- euchred
- flimflammed
- nicked
- thimblerigged
- wrung
- choused
- extorted
- soaked
- took to the cleaners
- clipped
- milked
- overcharged
- did in
- sold a bill of goods to
- wrested
- chiselled
- took for a ride
- duped
- gulled
- bitched
- bamboozled
- double-crossed
- roped (in)
- fast-talked
