See sting in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To cause to become sore or inflamed:
burn, inflame, irritate. See helpTo feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort:
bite, burn, smart. See pain- (Slang)
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) diddle1, do, gyp, stick. See honest
noun
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 painA cutting quality:
bite, edge, incisiveness, keenness, sharpness. See sharp- (Informal)
A stimulating or intoxicating effect:
(Informal) punch, wallop. (Slang) kick. See drugs
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