Meaning of sting | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
2. Storytelling in the context of a tabletop role-playing game, especially one published by White Wolf.
   uncountable
3. A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
4. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
5. A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.
6. A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
7. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
8. A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
9. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
10. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
11. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
12. The harmful or painful part of something.
    figuratively
13. A goad; incitement.
14. The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

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Examples

“Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!”

“She died from a bee sting.”

“That plant will give a little sting if you touch it.”

“the lurking serpent's mortal sting”

“The criminal gang was caught after a successful sting.”

“Shepard: I'm taking you in, Jax. Turian Bodyguard: It's a sting. Bastard set us up. Jax: What the hell are you playing at?”

“The balance is mounted externally on top of the wind tunnel test section. A sting connects the balance to the model.”

“The ſting of death is ſinne, […]”

“Just as it appeared Arsenal had taken the sting out of the tie, Johnson produced a moment of outrageous quality, thundering a bullet of a left foot shot out of the blue and into the top left-hand corner of Wojciech Szczesny's net with the Pole grasping at thin air.”

“O most potential love! vow, bond, nor space, / In thee hath neither sting, knot, nor confine”

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