Sting and Take in

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Sting verb - To charge (someone) too much for goods or services.

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Take in and sting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take in" instead a verb "Sting".

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

Take in verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

Usage example: a fellow passenger on the cruise completely took me in when he claimed to be the owner of a major software company

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Sting and take in are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sting" instead a verb "Take in".

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