sting

  1. Noun.  A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
  2. Noun.  A bite by an insect.
  3. Noun.  A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
  4. Noun.  A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis.
  5. Noun.  (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
  6. Noun.  A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
  7. Noun.  A brief sequence of music used in films & TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene.
  8. Noun.  A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
  9. Noun.  (rfdef, lang en) .
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
  11. Verb.  (transitive, of an insect) To bite.
  12. 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.