Толковый словарь английского языка - sting
Sting
sting
I. verb (stung; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an; akin to Old Norse ~a to ~ and probably to Greek stachys spike of grain, stochos target, aim Date: before 12th century transitive verb to prick painfully: as, to pierce or wound with a poisonous or irritating process, to affect with sharp quick pain or smart , to cause to suffer acutely , overcharge , cheat , intransitive verb to wound one with or as if with a ~, to feel a keen burning pain or smart, ~ingly adverb II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. the act of ~ing, a wound or pain caused by or as if by ~ing, ~er 2, a sharp or ~ing element, force, or quality, an elaborate confidence game
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n. & v. --n. 1 a sharp often poisonous wounding organ of an insect, snake, nettle, etc. 2 a the act of inflicting a wound with this. b the wound itself or the pain caused by it. 3 a wounding or painful quality or effect (the sting of hunger; stings of remorse). 4 pungency, sharpness, vigour (a sting in the voice). 5 sl. a swindle or robbery. --v. (past and past part. stung) 1 a tr. wound or pierce with a sting. b intr. be able to sting; have a sting. 2 intr. & tr. feel or cause to feel a tingling physical or sharp mental pain. 3 tr. (foll. by into) incite by a strong or painful mental effect (was stung into replying). 4 tr. sl. swindle or charge exorbitantly. Phrases and idioms stinging-nettle a nettle, Urtica dioica, having stinging hairs. sting in the tail unexpected pain or difficulty at the end. Derivatives stingingly adv. stingless adj. stinglike adj. Etymology: OE sting (n.), stingan (v.), f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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