STING

Meaning of STING in English

( v. t. )

A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid is pressed into it.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

STING — I. ˈstiŋ verb ( stung ˈstəŋ ; or archaic stang ˈstaŋ, -taiŋ ; stung ; stinging ; stings ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STING — (v. t.) To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; the nettles …
Английский словарь Webster
STING — (v. t.) The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
Английский словарь Webster
STING — (v. t.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict …
Английский словарь Webster
STING — ( v. t. ) To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an animal that irritates them; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — ( v. t. ) The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — ( v. t. ) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — — stingingly , adv. — stingless , adj. /sting/ , v. , stung or ( Obs. ) stang; stung; stinging; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — I. ˈstiŋ verb ( stung ˈstəŋ ; sting·ing ˈstiŋ-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stingan; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STING — vt a goad; incitement. 2. sting ·vt the point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying. 3. sting ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
STING — [sting] vb stung ; sting.ing [ME, fr. OE stingan; akin to ON stinga to sting and prob. to Gk stachys …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STING — / stɪŋ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stung , stung / stʌŋ; NAmE /) 1. ( of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STING — I. sting 1 /stɪŋ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stung /stʌŋ/) [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STING — n. & v. --n. 1 a sharp often poisonous wounding organ of an insect, snake, nettle, etc. 2 a the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STING — n. & v. n. 1 a sharp often poisonous wounding organ of an insect, snake, nettle, etc. 2 a the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STING — n. & v. --n. 1. a sharp often poisonous wounding organ of an insect, snake, nettle, etc. 2 a the …
Oxford English vocab
STING — ( stings, stinging, stung) 1. If a plant, animal, or insect stings you, a sharp part of it, usually covered …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STING — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an insect sting (= a hole in your skin made by an insect ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STING — I. noun 1 of an insect, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty , painful , sharp ▪ bee , scorpion , wasp …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STING — 1. сущ. 1) а) жало б) бот. жгучий волосок в) укус (пчелы и т.п.); ожог крапивой 2) а) острая боль …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STING — sting.ogg 1. stıŋ n 1. жало the sting of a scorpion is in its tail а) жало скорпиона находится у …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STING — sting сущ.1) а) жало б) бот. жгучий волосок в) укус (насекомого); ожог (крапивой, колючим растением) 2) а) острая боль б) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
STING — 1. stıŋ n 1. жало the sting of a scorpion is in its tail а) жало скорпиона находится у него …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STING — 1. сущ. 1) а) жало a bee sting — пчелиное жало б) бот. жгучий волосок в) укус ( насекомого ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STING — 1. сущ. 1) а) жало a bee sting — пчелиное жало б) бот. жгучий волосок в) укус (насекомого); ожог (крапивой, колючим растением) 2) а) острая боль б) перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
STING — I n AmE sl 1) The sting came off without a hitch — Операция по поимке преступников прошла успешно The police set up …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
STING — I n AmE sl 1) The sting came off without a hitch — Операция по поимке преступников прошла успешно The …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
STING — sting n AmE sl 1. The sting came off without a hitch Операция по поимке преступников прошла успешно The police …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
STING — I 1) The sting came off without a hitch — Операция по поимке преступников прошла успешно The police set up …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
STING — 1. сущ. 1) а) жало б) бот. жгучий волосок в) укус (пчелы и т.п.); ожог крапивой 2) а) острая боль …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
STING — n. pica; (organ of insect) agullion
English interlingue dictionary
STING — pahiton
English-Visayan vocabulary
STING — I. verb (stung; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an; akin to Old Norse ~a to ~ and probably …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STING — (v. t.) To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
Английский словарь Webster
STING — (v. t.) To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite.
Английский словарь Webster
STING — (v. t.) The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Английский словарь Webster
STING — (v. t.) A goad; incitement.
Английский словарь Webster
STING — (v. t.) Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.
Английский словарь Webster
STING — (v. t.) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points …
Английский словарь Webster
STING — ( v. t. ) To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse; to bite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — ( v. t. ) To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — ( v. t. ) The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — ( v. t. ) Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the stings of remorse; the stings of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — ( v. t. ) A goad; incitement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STING — v. prick with a stinger; cause pain; cause to suffer; stimulate, urge; deceive, cheat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STING — n. act of stinging; sharp pain or wound caused a stinger; sharp organ or part (Botany, Zoology); covert operation executed …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
STING — n. Function: noun Date: before 12th century 1 a : the act of stinging specifically : the thrust of a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STING — n. Pronunciation: ' sti ŋ Function: verb Inflected Form: stung \ ' st ə ŋ \ ; sting · ing …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STING — ■ noun 1》 a small sharp-pointed organ of an insect, plant, etc. capable of inflicting a painful wound by injecting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STING — sting BrE AmE stɪŋ ▷ stinging ˈstɪŋ ɪŋ ▷ stings stɪŋz ▷ stung stʌŋ ▶ ˈ stinging ˌ nettle BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STING — Sting BrE AmE (1951–) a British songwriter, singer, and actor who used to sing with the ↑ pop group The …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STING — (~s, ~ing, stung) 1. If a plant, animal, or insect ~s you, a sharp part of it, usually covered with …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STING — (CHARGE) [verb] [T] [past:] stung [informal] - to charge (someone) a surprisingly large amount of money for somethingThe bank stung …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STING — Culmination of a con game
Slang English vocab
STING — n. Function: verb Synonyms: SMART , bite, burn, ||stang
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
STING — I . v. a. 1. Prick, wound, hurt. 2. Afflict, pain, cut to the quick, go to one's heart. II …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
STING — verb Synonyms: smart , bite, burn, ||stang
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STING — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
STING — See ↑ PAIN 2,4
Longman Activator English vocab
STING — A parallel dialect of Scheme intended to serve as a high-level operating system for symbolic programming languages. First-class thread s …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
STING — an English pop singer whose real name is Gordon Sumner (1951– ). He first became famous in the 1970s as …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
STING
Dirty English-Russian vocab

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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