sting

To pierce or wound painfully with a sharp-pointed structure or organ, as that of certain insects.

To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain.

To cause to suffer keenly in the mind or feelings.

To spur on or stimulate by sharp irritation.

To cheat or overcharge.

To have, use, or wound with a sharp-pointed structure or organ.

To cause a sharp, smarting pain.

The act of stinging.

The wound or pain caused by stinging.

A sharp, piercing organ or part, often ejecting a venomous secretion, as the modified ovipositor of a bee or wasp or the spine of certain fishes.