sting

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Noun
1. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
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2. a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"
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3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
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4. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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Verb
1. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
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2. deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
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3. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
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4. cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
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5. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"
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