sting

Meanings

Noun

• A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
• A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
• A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
• A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
• A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
• The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
• A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
• A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
• A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
• A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
• The harmful or painful part of something.
• A goad; incitement.
• The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

Verb

• To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
• To puncture with the stinger.
• To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
• To cause harm or pain to.

Related

Similar words

• stinger

Origin

• From Middle English stynge, sting, stenge, from Old English sting, stinċġ, from Proto-Germanic *stangiz.
• From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga.