I.
noun
1 of an insect, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ nasty , painful , sharp
▪ bee , scorpion , wasp , etc.
▪ nettle
▪ deadly , fatal
VERB + STING
▪ have
▪
The scorpion has a ~ that can be deadly.
▪ get
▪
You can get a nasty ~ from a jellyfish.
▪ give sb
▪ feel
▪ remove
▪ be allergic to
▪
She's allergic to bee ~s.
2 sharp pain
ADJECTIVE
▪ hot , sharp
▪
the hot ~ of tears
VERB + STING
▪ feel
▪
He felt the sharp ~ of the soap in his eyes.
3 ( esp. AmE ) plan by police to catch criminals
ADJECTIVE
▪ undercover
▪ FBI , police
▪ drug
VERB + STING
▪ mount , set up
▪ be arrested in , be caught by , be caught in
▪
She was arrested in an undercover ~ operation.
STING + NOUN
▪ operation
II.
verb
Sting is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bee , ↑ eye , ↑ insect , ↑ nettle , ↑ wasp , ↑ word