sting
n 1: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being
stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of
nettles" [syn: {stinging}]
2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: {pang}]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger
into skin [syn: {bite}, {insect bite}]
4: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
person to buy worthless property [syn: {bunco}, {bunco
game}, {bunko}, {bunko game}, {con}, {confidence trick}, {confidence
game}, {con game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {flimflam}]
v 1: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun
burned his face" [syn: {bite}, {burn}]
2: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: {bite},
{prick}]
3: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They
stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge
tax bill" [syn: {stick}]
4: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: {prick},
{twinge}]
5: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark
stung her"
[also: {stung}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
STING
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