Understanding the meaning of sting

sting

/stɪŋ/

noun
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
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bite insect bite

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trauma harm hurt injury
noun
a mental pain or distress
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pang

type of:
hurting pain
noun
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
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"the police conducted a sting operation"

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sting operation

type of:
operation
verb
deliver a sting to
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bite prick

type of:
pierce
verb
cause a stinging pain
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prick twinge

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suffer hurt ache
verb
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
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bite burn

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smart hurt ache
noun
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
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"the sting of death" "he felt the stinging of nettles"

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stinging

type of:
pain hurting
noun
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
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bunco bunco game bunko bunko game con con game confidence game confidence trick flimflam hustle

type of:
cheat rig swindle
verb
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
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stick

type of:
thrust force
verb
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
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type of:
wound bruise hurt injure offend spite

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