sting

sting (http://definr.com/sting)

     n 1: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being
          stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of
          nettles" [syn: stinging]
     2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: pang]
     3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of a stinger into skin
        [syn: bite, insect bite]
     4: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a
        person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, {bunco
        game}, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, {confidence
        game}, con game, gyp, hustle, flimflam]
     v 1: cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun
          burned his face" [syn: bite, burn]
     2: of insects, scorpions, or other animals; "A bee stung my arm
        yesterday." [syn: bite, prick]
     3: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They
        stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge
        tax bill" [syn: stick]
     4: cause a stinging pain [syn: prick, twinge]
     5: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark
        stung her"