Bleed and Sting

Bleed

Bleed verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: the confidence men coldheartedly bled the elderly couple of their life savings

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Sting and bleed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sting" instead a verb "Bleed".

Nearby Words: bleeding, bleeder

Sting verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money

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Bleed and sting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bleed" instead a verb "Sting".

Nearby Words: stinging, stingy, stinginess, stinger, stingily

people	bleed people	sting people
thanks	bleed thanks	sting thanks
time	bleed time	sting time
way	bleed way	sting way
Other words: earth, bit, little, enemies.

Horror Hunger: Jesus Gris gets this after the third "sting" from the Cronos Device, lusting after blood spilt from a nose bleed in a bathroom, and later once he stabs Dieter.

Source: Film / Cronos
He leaded aid to Sting against the heel stable Immortal, and held a contest with Flair to see who could bleed the most.

Source: Wrestling / Mick Foley
It includes a very strenuous hike; he went commando because his underwear got soaked in sweat, but then his thighs started to rub together and chafe, then the rash started to bleed, then the sweat from his balls made it sting.

Source: Groin Attack / Literature

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