STING

Meaning of STING in English

(CHARGE) [verb] [T] [past:] stung [informal] - to charge (someone) a surprisingly large amount of money for somethingThe bank stung me for £50 in charges when I went overdrawn.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 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 sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. …
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
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
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Dirty English-Russian vocab

Cambridge English vocab

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