sting
n 1: something as sudden and painful as a sting; "the sting of
death" [syn: {stinging}]
2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: {pang}]
3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of a stinger into skin
[syn: {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 game}, {con
game}, {gyp}, {hustle}, {flimflam}]
v 1: cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun
burned his face" [syn: {bite}, {burn}]
2: of insects, scorpions, or other animals; "A bee stung my arm
yesterday." [syn: {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}]
4: cause a stinging pain [syn: {prick}, {twinge}]