sting
English Thesaurus
1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | sting operation, |
| definition | : | a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) (noun.act) |
2. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | bee sting, |
| definition | : | a sting inflicted by a bee (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | flea bite, |
| definition | : | sting inflicted by a flea (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | mosquito bite, |
| definition | : | a sting inflicted by a mosquito (noun.state) |
3. a mental pain or distress (noun.state)
4. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous (verb.communication)
5. deliver a sting to (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | pierce, |
| definition | : | make a hole into (verb.contact) |
6. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion)
7. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception)
| verb group | : | burn, |
| definition | : | feel hot or painful (verb.perception) |
8. cause a stinging pain (verb.perception)
9. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun.act)
| derivation | : | flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, |
| definition | : | deceive somebody (verb.social) |
10. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (noun.state)
11. a mental pain or distress (noun.state)
12. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung (noun.state)
13. deliver a sting to (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | bite, insect bite, sting, |
| definition | : | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (noun.state) |
14. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion)
15. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp stinging blow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal) |
16. cause a stinging pain (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp stinging blow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | twinge, |
| definition | : | a sharp stab of pain (noun.cognition) |
17. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun.act)
| derivation | : | flim-flam, fob, fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, trick, |
| definition | : | deceive somebody (verb.social) |
18. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (noun.state)
19. a mental pain or distress (noun.state)
20. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung (noun.state)
21. deliver a sting to (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | bite, insect bite, sting, |
| definition | : | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (noun.state) |
22. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion)
23. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp stinging blow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal) |
24. cause a stinging pain (verb.perception)
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp stinging blow (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | stinger, |
| definition | : | a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | twinge, |
| definition | : | a sharp stab of pain (noun.cognition) |
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