1. sting - noun
· a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
Synonym(s): stinging
2. sting - noun
· a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"
Synonym(s): pang
3. sting - noun
· a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Synonym(s): bite, insect_bite
Hypernym(s): injury, hurt, harm, trauma
4. sting - noun
· a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Synonym(s): bunco, bunco_game, bunko, bunko_game, con, confidence_trick, confidence_game, con_game, hustle, flimflam
Hypernym(s): swindle, cheat, rig
5. sting - noun
· operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act; "the police conducted a sting operation"
Synonym(s): sting_operation
Hypernym(s): operation
6. sting - verb
· cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
Hypernym(s): ache, smart, hurt
7. sting - verb
· deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
Hypernym(s): pierce
8. sting - verb
· saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
Synonym(s): stick
9. sting - verb
· cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
Hypernym(s): hurt, ache, suffer
10. sting - verb
· cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"
Hypernym(s): hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite
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