sting
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(verb) of insects, scorpions, or other animals; "A bee stung my arm yesterday." |
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Synonyms: bite, prick |
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Related Words: pierce |
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(noun) a painful wound caused by the thrust of a stinger into skin |
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Synonyms: bite, insect bite |
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Related Words: bee sting, flea bite, harm, hurt, injury, mosquito bite, trauma |
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(noun) something as sudden and painful as a sting; "the sting of death" |
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Synonyms: stinging |
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Related Words: hurting, pain |
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(verb) saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" |
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Synonyms: stick |
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Related Words: force, thrust |
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(verb) cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" |
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Synonyms: bite, burn |
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Related Words: ache, hurt, smart |
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(verb) cause a stinging pain |
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Synonyms: prick, twinge |
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Related Words: ache, hurt, prick, prickle, suffer |
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(noun) a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" |
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Synonyms: pang |
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Related Words: hurting, pain |
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(noun) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property |
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Synonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, flimflam, gyp, hustle |
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Related Words: cheat, swindle |
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