sting vs sting operation

sting operation vs sting

sting and sting operation both are nouns.

sting is a verb but sting operation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sting	Yes	No	Yes	No
sting operation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sting operation is a hyponym of sting; that is, sting operation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sting:

sting: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
sting operation: a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)

As nouns, sting and sting operation are synonyms defined as:

sting and sting operation: operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act

sting (noun)	sting operation (noun)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property	a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act	operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
a mental pain or distress

sting (verb)	sting operation (verb)
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
deliver a sting to
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
cause a stinging pain
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Difference between sting and sting operation

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