sting in WordNet English dictionary

1. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
   sting  bite  insect bite 
   
2. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
   bunco  bunco game  bunko  bunko game  con  confidence trick  confidence game  con game  gyp  hustle  sting  flimflam 
   
3. a mental pain or distress
   "a pang of conscience"
   pang  sting 
   
4. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
   "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"
   sting  stinging 
   

1. deliver a sting to
   "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
   sting  bite  prick 
   
2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
   "The sun burned his face"
   bite  sting  burn 
   
3. cause a stinging pain
   "The needle pricked his skin"
   prick  sting  twinge 
   
4. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
   "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
   stick  sting 
   
5. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
   "His remark stung her"
   sting