sting operation meaning
UK /stɪŋ ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/ US /stɪŋ ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən/ 5 syllables
sting operation (noun): a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals).
sting operation has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
sting operation as a noun
- a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals)
Type of: bunco
- operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
- the police conducted a sting operation
Synonyms: sting
Type of: operation
sting operation in a sentence
- Tom's gang was arrested in a sting operation.
How to pronounce sting operation
sting operation is pronounced /stɪŋ ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/ in British English and /stɪŋ ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən/ in American English. It has 5 syllables.
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