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Määritelmät

Substantiivit

1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
2. A bite by an insect.
3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
4. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
5. (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
6. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
7. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
8. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
9. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene. In certain videogames stings are used to predict immediate future actions or to illustrate a current tension or mood.
10. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
11. (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
12. A goad; incitement.
13. The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.

Verbit

1. (transitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
2. (transitive, of an insect) To bite.
3. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
4. (figurative) To cause harm or pain to.