Sting - Definition

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: sting, stinging]
2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn:
pang, sting]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger
into skin [syn: sting, 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, sting, flimflam]
v 1: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun
burned his face" [syn: bite, sting, burn]
2: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn:
sting, 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, sting]
4: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn:
prick, sting, twinge]
5: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung
her"