sting

noun

1.
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
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sting
2.
a mental pain or distress
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sting
3.
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
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4.
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
5.
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act