sting

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A wasp sting--a pointed portion of an insect

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[edit] Etymology 1

Old English sting

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sting (plural stings)

  1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
  2. A bite by an insect.
  3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
  4. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
  5. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
  6. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
  7. A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.
  8. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
    • 2001, T. J. Mueller, Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications:
      The balance is mounted externally on top of the wind tunnel test section. A sting connects the balance to the model.
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    • 2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, BBC:
      Just as it appeared Arsenal had taken the sting out of the tie, Johnson produced a moment of outrageous quality, thundering a bullet of a left foot shot out of the blue and into the top left-hand corner of Wojciech Szczesny's net with the Pole grasping at thin air.
[edit] Synonyms
  • (pointed portion of an insect): stinger
[edit] Translations
bump on skin after having been stung
bite by an insect
pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack
sharp, localised pain in epidermis
police operation
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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English stingan

[edit] Verb

sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stang or stung, past participle stung)

  1. (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
    Right so came out an adder of a little heathbush, and it stung a knight in the foot.
    Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.
  2. (transitive, of an insect) To bite.
  3. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
    My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.
    • 2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, BBC:
      But Birmingham were clearly stung by some harsh words from manager Alex McLeish at the break and within 15 minutes of the restart the game had an entirely different complexion.
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to hurt
of an insect: to bite
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[edit] Old English

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From stingan.

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  • IPA: /stiŋɡ/

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sting m.

  1. sting, stinging (of an animal)

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sting

  1. imperative of stinga.
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