sting
- Noun. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- Noun. A bite by an insect.
- Noun. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- Noun. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis.
- Noun. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
- Noun. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- Noun. A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.
- Noun. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
- Noun. (rfdef, lang en) .
- Verb. (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
- Verb. (transitive, of an insect) To bite.
- Verb. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.