STING (SOMEBODY) FOR (SOMETHING)

Meaning of STING (SOMEBODY) FOR (SOMETHING) in English

sting somebody for something British English informal ( see also ↑ sting )

1 . to charge someone too much for something:

The garage stung him for £300.

2 . to borrow money from someone:

Can I sting you for a fiver?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
STING — I. ˈstiŋ verb ( stung ˈstəŋ ; or archaic stang ˈstaŋ, -taiŋ ; stung ; stinging ; stings ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
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
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
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
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STING — / stɪŋ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stung , stung / stʌŋ; NAmE /) 1. ( of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
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
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ 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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
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
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
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
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STING — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an insect sting (= a hole in your skin made by an insect ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STING — I. noun 1 of an insect, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty , painful , sharp ▪ bee , scorpion , wasp …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STING
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors 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
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
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
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
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
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
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
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
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
SOMEBODY — 1. мест. ; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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