STING

Definition of STING

(noun)a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
(noun)a mental pain or distress
(noun)a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
(noun)a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
(noun)operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
(verb)cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
(verb)deliver a sting to
(verb)saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
(verb)cause a stinging pain
(verb)cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging