sting

sting
1. noun
1)

a bee sting

Syn:
prick, wound, injury, puncture
2)

this cream will take the sting away

Syn:
smart, pricking; pain, soreness, hurt, irritation
3)

the sting of his betrayal

Syn:
heartache, heartbreak, agony, torture, torment, hurt, pain, anguish
4)

there was a sting in her words

Syn:
sharpness, severity, bite, edge, pointedness, asperity; sarcasm, acrimony, malice, spite, venom
5) informal

the victim of a sting

Syn:
swindle, fraud, deception; trickery, sharp practice; informal rip-off, con, fiddle, bunco
2. verb
1)

she was stung by a scorpion

Syn:
prick, wound, bite; poison
2)

the smoke made her eyes sting

Syn:
smart, burn, hurt, be irritated, be sore
3)

the criticism stung her

Syn:
upset, wound, cut to the quick, sear, grieve, hurt, pain, torment, mortify
4)

he was stung into action

Syn:
provoke, goad, incite, spur, prick, prod, rouse, drive, galvanize
Ant:
deter
5) informal

they stung a bank for thousands

Syn:
swindle, defraud, cheat, fleece, gull; informal rip off, screw, shaft, bilk, do, rook, diddle, take for a ride, chisel, gouge

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  • Sting — Sting, n. [AS. sting a sting. See {Sting}, v. t.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sting — [stiŋ] vt. stung, stinging [ME stingen < OE stingan, akin to ON stinga < IE base * stegh , to pierce, sharp > STAG] 1. to prick or wound with a sting: said of plants and insects 2. to cause sharp, sudden, smarting pain to, by or as by… …   English World dictionary

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  • Sting — Sting, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stung}(Archaic {Stang}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinging}.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw. stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf. Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. {Stick}, v. t.] 1. To pierce… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sting — sb., et, sting, ene; sy med små, fine sting; sting i siden …   Dansk ordbog

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  • sting — (v.) O.E. stingan to prick with a small point (of weapons, insects, plants, etc.), from P.Gmc. *stenganan (Cf. O.N. stinga, O.H.G. stungen to prick, Goth. us stagg to prick out, O.H.G. stanga, Ger. stange pole, perch, Ger. stengel stalk, stem ),… …   Etymology dictionary

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