STING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
   Synonym(s)
   • bunco (what does bunco mean?)
   • bunco game (what does bunco game mean?)
   • bunko (what does bunko mean?)
   • bunko game (what does bunko game mean?)
   • con (what does con mean?)
   • confidence game (what does confidence game mean?)
   • confidence trick (what does confidence trick mean?)
   • con game (what does con game mean?)
   • flimflam (what does flimflam mean?)
   • gyp (what does gyp mean?)
   • hustle (what does hustle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • swindle (what does swindle mean?)
   • cheat (what does cheat mean?)
   • rig (what does rig mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sting operation (what does sting operation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • victimize (what does victimize mean?)
   • swindle (what does swindle mean?)
   • rook (what does rook mean?)
   • goldbrick (what does goldbrick mean?)
   • nobble (what does nobble mean?)
   • diddle (what does diddle mean?)
   • bunco (what does bunco mean?)
   • defraud (what does defraud mean?)
   • scam (what does scam mean?)
   • mulct (what does mulct mean?)
   • gyp (what does gyp mean?)
   • con (what does con mean?)
   • victimize (what does victimize mean?)
   • swindle (what does swindle mean?)
   • rook (what does rook mean?)
   • goldbrick (what does goldbrick mean?)
   • nobble (what does nobble mean?)
   • diddle (what does diddle mean?)
   • bunco (what does bunco mean?)
   • defraud (what does defraud mean?)
   • scam (what does scam mean?)
   • mulct (what does mulct mean?)
   • gyp (what does gyp mean?)
   • con (what does con mean?)
   • victimize (what does victimize mean?)
   • swindle (what does swindle mean?)
   • rook (what does rook mean?)
   • goldbrick (what does goldbrick mean?)
   • nobble (what does nobble mean?)
   • diddle (what does diddle mean?)
   • bunco (what does bunco mean?)
   • defraud (what does defraud mean?)
   • scam (what does scam mean?)
   • mulct (what does mulct mean?)
   • gyp (what does gyp mean?)
   • con (what does con mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect’’s stinger into skin
   Synonym(s)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • insect bite (what does insect bite mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • injury (what does injury mean?)
   • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
   • harm (what does harm mean?)
   • trauma (what does trauma mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bee sting (what does bee sting mean?)
   • flea bite (what does flea bite mean?)
   • mosquito bite (what does mosquito bite mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • prick (what does prick mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • prick (what does prick mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a mental pain or distress
   Synonym(s)
   • pang (what does pang mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a pang of conscience
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pain (what does pain mean?)
   • hurting (what does hurting mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a kind of pain
   • something as sudden and painful as being stung
   Synonym(s)
   • stinging (what does stinging mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the sting of death
   • he felt the stinging of nettles
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pain (what does pain mean?)
   • hurting (what does hurting mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • prick (what does prick mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • twinge (what does twinge mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • prick (what does prick mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • twinge (what does twinge mean?)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • burn (what does burn mean?)

STING as VERB

1. Meaning
   • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
   Synonym(s)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • They stuck me with the dinner bill
   • I was stung with a huge tax bill
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • force (what does force mean?)
   • thrust (what does thrust mean?)
2. Meaning
   • deliver a sting to
   Synonym(s)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • prick (what does prick mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • A bee stung my arm yesterday
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pierce (what does pierce mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • insect bite (what does insect bite mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • insect bite (what does insect bite mean?)
   • stinger (what does stinger mean?)
3. Meaning
   • cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
   Usage Example(s)
   • His remark stung her
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
   • wound (what does wound mean?)
   • injure (what does injure mean?)
   • bruise (what does bruise mean?)
   • offend (what does offend mean?)
   • spite (what does spite mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pang (what does pang mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • stinger (what does stinger mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • stinging (what does stinging mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   Synonym(s)
   • bite (what does bite mean?)
   • burn (what does burn mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The sun burned his face
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ache (what does ache mean?)
   • smart (what does smart mean?)
   • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • nettle (what does nettle mean?)
   • urticate (what does urticate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • burn (what does burn mean?)
   • burning (what does burning mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • stinging (what does stinging mean?)
   • stinger (what does stinger mean?)
   • stinger (what does stinger mean?)
5. Meaning
   • cause a stinging pain
   Synonym(s)
   • prick (what does prick mean?)
   • twinge (what does twinge mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The needle pricked his skin
   Hypernyms(s) sting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hurt (what does hurt mean?)
   • ache (what does ache mean?)
   • suffer (what does suffer mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • prickle (what does prickle mean?)
   • prick (what does prick mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • twinge (what does twinge mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • stinging (what does stinging mean?)
   • stinger (what does stinger mean?)
   • stinger (what does stinger mean?)
   • sting (what does sting mean?)
   • stinging (what does stinging mean?)