sting
sting /ˈstɪŋ/
noun
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(
)
A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
(
stinging
, sting
)
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
The sting of death
the sting of death
He felt the stinging of nettles
he felt the stinging of nettles
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[Informal]
Operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
(
sting
[Informal] , sting operation
)
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
The police conducted a sting operation
the police conducted a sting operation
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[Informal]
A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
(
bunco
[Informal, N. American] , bunco game
[Informal, N. American] , bunko
[Informal, N. American] , bunko game
[Informal, N. American] , con
[Informal] , confidence game
[ N. American] , con game
[Informal, N. American] , confidence trick
[British] , flimflam
[Informal] , hustle
[Informal] , sting
[Informal] , con trick
[Informal, British] )
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a con game on his first day in the city.
The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a con game on his first day in the city.
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A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
(
bite
, insect bite
, sting
)
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
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A mental pain or distress
(
pang
, sting
)
a mental pain or distress
A pang of conscience
a pang of conscience
verb
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(
)
[Informal]
Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
(
stick
[Informal] , sting
[Informal] )
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
They stuck me with the dinner bill
They stuck me with the dinner bill
I was stung with a huge tax bill
I was stung with a huge tax bill
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(
)
Deliver a sting to
(
bite
, prick
, sting
)
deliver a sting to
A bee stung my arm yesterday
A bee stung my arm yesterday
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(
)
Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
(
sting
, bite
, burn
)
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
The sun burned his face
The sun burned his face
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Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
(
sting
)
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
His remark stung her
His remark stung her
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Cause a stinging pain
(
sting
, twinge
, prick
)
cause a stinging pain
The needle pricked his skin
The needle pricked his skin