The Clue
Overcharges (6 letter answer)
The Answer
STINGS
Tags
Notes
The answer STINGS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
STING as a noun:
1. (sting, stinging) = a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
2. (pang, sting) = a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"
3. (sting, bite, insect bite) = a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
4. (bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam) = a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
STING as a verb:
1. (bite, sting, burn) = cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
2. (sting, bite, prick) = deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
3. (stick, sting) = saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
4. (prick, sting, twinge) = cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
5. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"