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sting

verb
1
to touch your skin or make a very small hole in it so that you feel a sharp pain
گزیدن, نیش زدن, نیش زدن به
2
to feel, or to make somebody feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body
گزیدن, نیش زدن
I put some antiseptic on the cut and it stung for a moment.
My eyes were stinging from the smoke.
Tears stung her eyes.
3
to make somebody feel angry or upset
رنجاندن, دلخور کردن, آزار دادن
He was stung by their criticism.
They launched a stinging attack on the government.
Their cruel remarks stung her into action.
He was stung into answering in his defence.
4
to charge somebody more money than they expected; to charge somebody who did not expect to pay
سرکیسه کردن, پول زیاد گرفتن, بیش از حد شارژ کردن
I got stung for a £100 meal.
How much did they sting you for?
5
to borrow money from somebody
قرض گرفتن, وام گرفتن, قرض گرفتن پول
Can I sting you for a couple of pounds?
noun
1
the sharp pointed part of an insect or creature that can go into the skin leaving a small, painful and sometimes poisonous wound
نیش
2
a wound that is made when an insect, a creature or a plant stings you
نیش, گزش, گزیدگی
A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.
3
any sharp pain in your body or mind
سوزش, درد تیز, درد سوزناک
the sting of salt in a wound
There was a sting of sarcasm in his voice.
She felt the sting of tears in her eyes.
He smiled at her, trying to take the sting out of his words .
the hot sting of tears
4
a clever secret plan by the police to catch criminals
دام, تله, عملیات پنهانی, حقه
The FBI conducted a sting operation to catch heroin dealers in Detroit.
She was arrested in an undercover sting operation.
5
a clever plan by criminals to cheat people out of a lot of money
طرح فریب, حقه, حیله, کلاهبرداری, ترفند, دام