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sting - verb

  1. To cause to become sore or inflamed: burn, inflame, irritate. See help.
  2. To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort: bite, burn, smart. See pain.
  3. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery: bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize. Informal chisel, flimflam, take, trim. Slang diddle, do, gyp, stick. See honest.

sting - noun

  1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, stitch, throe, twinge. Informal misery. See pain.
  2. A cutting quality: bite, edge, incisiveness, keenness, sharpness. See sharp.
  3. A stimulating or intoxicating effect: Informal punch, wallop. Slang kick. See drugs.