"sting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-sting.ogg [US] Forms: sting a sting [canonical], stings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English stynge, sting, stenge, from Old English sting, stinċġ (“a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stangiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stynge}} Middle English stynge, {{m|enm|sting}} sting, {{m|enm|stenge}} stenge, {{inh|en|ang|sting}} Old English sting, {{m|ang|stinċġ|t=a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting}} stinċġ (“a sting, stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*stangiz}} Proto-Germanic *stangiz Head templates: {{en-noun}} sting (plural stings)
  1. A bump left on the skin after having been stung. Translations (bump on skin after having been stung): steekplek (Afrikaans), δῆγμα (dêgma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ожилване (ožilvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), fiblada [feminine] (Catalan), picada [feminine] (Catalan), bodnutí [neuter] (Czech), píchnutí [neuter] (Czech), paukama (Finnish), patti (Finnish), piqûre [feminine] (French), Stich [masculine] (German), csípés (Hungarian), bozzo [masculine] (Italian), gonfiore [masculine] (Italian), escrescenza [feminine] (Italian), protuberanza [feminine] (Italian), rigonfiamento [masculine] (Italian), 刺し傷 (sashi-kizu) [general] (Japanese), 刺傷 (shishō) [formal] (Japanese), stikk [neuter] (Norwegian), ukąszenie [neuter] (Polish), быть ужаленным (bytʹ užalennym) (Russian), picadura [feminine] (Spanish), pigiad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-UWkk9sbA Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 4 4 14 5 2 13 4 7 9 0 5 1 6 1 12 1 Disambiguation of 'bump on skin after having been stung': 49 3 3 13 6 2 7 3 5 6 0 4 1
  2. A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom. Translations (puncture (by an insect or arachnid)): steek (Afrikaans), δῆγμα (dêgma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), խայթոց (xaytʿocʿ) (Armenian), ожилване (ožilvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 叮咬 (dīngyǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), bodnutí (Czech), píchnutí (Czech), piko (Esperanto), pistos (Finnish), purema (Finnish), piqûre [feminine] (French), Stich [masculine] (German), Biss [masculine] (German), Insektenstich [masculine] (German), Insektenbiss [masculine] (German), Bienenstich (english: bee) [masculine] (German), Wespenstich (english: wasp) (German), (scorpion) Skorpionstich [masculine] (German), עֲקִיצָה [feminine] (Hebrew), csípés (Hungarian), cealg [feminine] (Irish), puntura [feminine] (Italian), 虫刺され (mushi sasare) (Japanese), 虫さされ (mushi sasare) (Japanese), sengatan (Malay), stikk [neuter] (Norwegian), گزش (gazeš) (Persian), ukąszenie [neuter] (Polish), ferroada (english: sting) [feminine] (Portuguese), picada (english: bite) [feminine] (Portuguese), înțepătură [feminine] (Romanian), уку́с насеко́мого (ukús nasekómovo) [masculine] (Russian), picadura [feminine] (Spanish), కుట్టు (kuṭṭu) (Telugu), กัด (gàt) (Thai), ต่อย (dtɔ̀i) (Thai), sokma (Turkish), stegül (Volapük), näsäkastegül (english: insect) (Volapük), bienastegül (english: bee) (Volapük), flibastegül (english: flea) (Volapük), (scorpion) skorpionastegül (Volapük), pigiad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-HbapIYZD Disambiguation of 'puncture (by an insect or arachnid)': 5 35 22 9 4 2 3 3 4 6 3 3 2
  3. A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack. Synonyms: stinger Synonyms (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid): stinger
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-8FWL89u5 Disambiguation of 'pointed portion of an insect or arachnid': 5 16 43 8 5 2 3 3 3 6 1 3 2
  4. A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis Categories (topical): Pain Translations (sharp, localised pain in epidermis): prik (Afrikaans), pisto (Finnish), punzada [feminine] (Spanish), కుట్టు (kuṭṭu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-CQ4ZNQm0 Disambiguation of Pain: 4 9 4 17 3 1 3 2 5 4 13 3 1 3 10 10 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 4 4 17 5 3 8 4 8 9 0 6 1 8 1 12 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 4 4 14 5 2 13 4 7 9 0 5 1 6 1 12 1 Disambiguation of 'sharp, localised pain in epidermis': 4 7 8 45 8 2 7 5 6 2 4 2 2
  5. (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-pkdmPScU Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  6. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-C44cTxpI
  7. (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal. Categories (topical): Law enforcement Translations (police operation): zátah (Czech), léčka (Czech), soluttautuminen (Finnish), verdeckte Operation [feminine] (German), 囮捜査 (otorisōsa) (alt: おとりそうさ) (Japanese), trampa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-lCJ0fUMD Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 4 4 14 5 2 13 4 7 9 0 5 1 6 1 12 1 Topics: government, law-enforcement Disambiguation of 'police operation': 0 4 3 4 6 3 64 3 3 5 1 1 2
  8. A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show. Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-en:comedy Disambiguation of Comedy: 5 2 5 12 4 2 4 23 6 5 1 3 10 4 4 6 3
  9. A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-ZLoWlUTV
  10. A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-NlNm4jUM
  11. (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-2rAgetCH
  12. A goad; incitement.
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-d2vOKTMP
  13. The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
    Sense id: en-sting-en-noun-o60Xjdt6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bee sting, countersting, ring sting, sting in the tail, stingless Translations (stinging hair of a plant): blew pigog [masculine, plural] (Welsh)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'stinging hair of a plant': 9 4 5 7 22 22 5 5 6 4 1 6 5

Verb

IPA: /stɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-sting.ogg [US] Forms: stings [present, singular, third-person], stinging [participle, present], stung [past], stang [dialectal, past, rare], stung [participle, past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stingen}} Middle English stingen, {{inh|en|ang|stingan|}} Old English stingan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*stinganą}} Proto-Germanic *stinganą, {{m|sv|stinga}} stinga Head templates: {{en-verb|||stung|stung|past2=stang|past2_qual=rare, dialectal}} sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stung or (rare, dialectal) stang, past participle stung)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-sting-en-verb-oLCfeH3a
  2. (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger. Tags: transitive Translations (of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger): steek (Afrikaans), κεντέω (kentéō) (Ancient Greek), لَسَعَ (lasaʕa) (Arabic), قرص (ʔaraṣ) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), قرص (qraṣ) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), عض (ʕaḍḍ) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), կծել (kcel) (Armenian), խայթել (xaytʿel) (Armenian), сағыу (sağıw) (Bashkir), джа́ліць (džálicʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), куса́ць (kusácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), джгаць (džhacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), sangat (Brunei Malay), жиля (žilja) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), picar (Catalan), fiblar (Catalan), gipaak (Cebuano), napaak (Cebuano), پێوەدان (pêwedan) (Central Kurdish), (zhē) (Chinese Mandarin), (dīng) (Chinese Mandarin), (shì) (Chinese Mandarin), (cì) (Chinese Mandarin), 刺痛 (cìtòng) (Chinese Mandarin), bodnout [perfective] (Czech), píchnout [perfective] (Czech), p:z-H-bH-A2 (pzḥ) (Egyptian), pistää (Finnish), purra (Finnish), piquer (French), sponzi (Friulian), spongi (Friulian), picar (Galician), aferretar (Galician), stechen (German), κεντρίζω (kentrízo) (Greek), τσιμπάω (tsimpáo) (Greek), szúr (Hungarian), csíp (Hungarian), pistää (Ingrian), cealg (Irish), pungere (Italian), 食う (kuu) (alt: くう) (Japanese), 刺す (sasu) (alt: さす) (Japanese), 물다 (mulda) (Korean), 찌르다 (jjireuda) (Korean), 쏘다 (ssoda) (Korean), sponjer (Ladin), sponje (Ladin), īcō (Latin), dzelt (Latvian), gelti (Lithuanian), боцнува (bocnuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), боцне (bocne) [perfective] (Macedonian), sengat (Malay), കുത്തുക (kuttuka) (Malayalam), kakati (Maori), wero (Maori), stikke (Norwegian), picar (Occitan), hidduu (Oromo), صوقمق (sokmak) (Ottoman Turkish), گزیدن (gazidan) (Persian), żądlić [imperfective] (Polish), użądlić [perfective] (Polish), kąsać [imperfective] (Polish), ukąsić [perfective] (Polish), picar (Portuguese), morder (Portuguese), kaniy (Quechua), înțepa (Romanian), pișca (Romanian), жа́лить (žálitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ужа́лить (užálitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), куса́ть (kusátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), укуси́ть (ukusítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), уба́дати [Cyrillic, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), у̀бости [Cyrillic, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ubádati [Roman, imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), ùbosti [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), sorod (Simalungun Batak), bodnúť [perfective] (Slovak), pichnúť [perfective] (Slovak), pičiti [imperfective] (Slovene), picar (Spanish), stinga (Swedish), sticka (Swedish), kinagat (Tagalog), కుట్టు (kuṭṭu) (Telugu), กัด (gàt) (Thai), ต่อย (dtɔ̀i) (Thai), sokmak (Turkish), жа́лити (žályty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ужа́лити (užályty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), куса́ти (kusáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), укуси́ти (ukusýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), жига́ти (žyháty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), джигну́ти (džyhnúty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), sponzer (Venetian), spunciar (Venetian), ponzer (Venetian), ponxer (Venetian), ponzar (Venetian), ponxar (Venetian), đốt (Vietnamese), chích (Vietnamese), stegülön (Volapük), hagnî (Walloon), piker (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-sting-en-verb-UmFq19gX Disambiguation of 'of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger': 5 77 12 5
  3. (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally). Tags: figuratively, intransitive, sometimes Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-sting-en-verb-56mrkKw1 Disambiguation of Television: 7 3 9 11 3 2 10 5 6 9 1 5 1 4 9 15 2 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 4 4 14 5 2 13 4 7 9 0 5 1 6 1 12 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 5 6 11 4 2 8 5 6 14 0 4 1 5 1 18 1
  4. (figurative) To cause harm or pain to. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sting-en-verb-qzyR7S8p
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stinging nettle, sting like a bee, stingproof, stingy Translations (to hurt): steek (Afrikaans), طَعَنَ (ṭaʕana) (Arabic), bodnout [perfective] (Czech), kousnout [perfective] (Czech), píchnout [perfective] (Czech), piki (Esperanto), pistää (Finnish), purra (Finnish), aferretar (Galician), stechen (German), τσιμπάω (tsimpáo) (Greek), pungō (Latin), dzelt (Latvian), nanamu (Maori), pitchi (Norman), صوقمق (sokmak) (Ottoman Turkish), wach'iy (Quechua), împunge (Romanian), причиня́ть боль (pričinjátʹ bolʹ) [imperfective, transitive] (Russian), чу́вствовать боль (čúvstvovatʹ bolʹ) [imperfective, intransitive] (Russian), испы́тывать боль (ispýtyvatʹ bolʹ) [imperfective, intransitive] (Russian), боле́ть (bolétʹ) [imperfective, intransitive] (Russian), picar (Spanish), pinchar (Spanish), nasakitan (Tagalog), ısırmak (Turkish), sokmak (Turkish)
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'to hurt': 44 0 45 10

Inflected forms

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          "word": "bozzo"
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          "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
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          "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
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          "word": "protuberanza"
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          "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
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          "word": "rigonfiamento"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
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        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bytʹ užalennym",
          "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
          "word": "быть ужаленным"
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          "_dis1": "49 3 3 13 6 2 7 3 5 6 0 4 1",
          "code": "cy",
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          "_dis1": "5 35 22 9 4 2 3 3 4 6 3 3 2",
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          "word": "խայթոց"
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          "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
          "word": "叮咬"
        },
        {
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          "word": "bodnutí"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "5 35 22 9 4 2 3 3 4 6 3 3 2",
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        {
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          "_dis1": "5 35 22 9 4 2 3 3 4 6 3 3 2",
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          "_dis1": "5 35 22 9 4 2 3 3 4 6 3 3 2",
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      "glosses": [
        "A goad; incitement."
      ],
      "id": "en-sting-en-noun-d2vOKTMP",
      "links": [
        [
          "goad",
          "goad"
        ],
        [
          "incitement",
          "incitement"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying."
      ],
      "id": "en-sting-en-noun-o60Xjdt6",
      "links": [
        [
          "epigram",
          "epigram"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/En-us-sting.ogg/En-us-sting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/En-us-sting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "9 4 5 7 22 22 5 5 6 4 1 6 5",
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "stinging hair of a plant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "blew pigog"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sting"
  ],
  "word": "sting"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stinging nettle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sting like a bee"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stingproof"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stingy"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "stingen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English stingen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "stingan",
        "4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old English stingan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*stinganą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *stinganą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "stinga"
      },
      "expansion": "stinga",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English stingen, from Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stings",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stinging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stung",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stang",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "past",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stung",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "",
        "3": "stung",
        "4": "stung",
        "past2": "stang",
        "past2_qual": "rare, dialectal"
      },
      "expansion": "sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stung or (rare, dialectal) stang, past participle stung)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both."
      ],
      "id": "en-sting-en-verb-oLCfeH3a",
      "links": [
        [
          "transitive",
          "transitive"
        ],
        [
          "intransitive",
          "intransitive"
        ],
        [
          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ],
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A mosquito stung me on the arm.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To puncture with the stinger."
      ],
      "id": "en-sting-en-verb-UmFq19gX",
      "links": [
        [
          "puncture",
          "puncture"
        ],
        [
          "stinger",
          "stinger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of an insect or arachnid",
        "of an insect or arachnid"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "steek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "lasaʕa",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "لَسَعَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔaraṣ",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "قرص"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ary",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "qraṣ",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "Moroccan-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "قرص"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ary",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕaḍḍ",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "Moroccan-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "عض"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kcel",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "կծել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "xaytʿel",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "խայթել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "sağıw",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "сағыу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "džálicʹ",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "джа́ліць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "kusácʹ",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "куса́ць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "džhacʹ",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "джгаць"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "kxd",
          "lang": "Brunei Malay",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "sangat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "žilja",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "жиля"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "picar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "fiblar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "gipaak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "napaak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhē",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "蜇"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dīng",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "叮"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shì",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "螫"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cì",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "刺"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cìtòng",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "刺痛"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "bodnout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "píchnout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "pzḥ",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "p:z-H-bH-A2"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "pistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "purra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "piquer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "sponzi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "spongi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "picar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "aferretar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "stechen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kentrízo",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "κεντρίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "tsimpáo",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "τσιμπάω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kentéō",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "κεντέω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "szúr"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "csíp"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "pistää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "cealg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "pungere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "alt": "くう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kuu",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "食う"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "alt": "さす",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sasu",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "刺す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "mulda",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "물다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jjireuda",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "찌르다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ssoda",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "쏘다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "pêwedan",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "پێوەدان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "sponjer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "sponje"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "īcō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "dzelt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "gelti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bocnuva",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "боцнува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bocne",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "боцне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "sengat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "kuttuka",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "കുത്തുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "kakati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "wero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "stikke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "picar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "om",
          "lang": "Oromo",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "hidduu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "sokmak",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "صوقمق"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gazidan",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "گزیدن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "żądlić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "użądlić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "kąsać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ukąsić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "picar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "morder"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "kaniy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "înțepa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
          "word": "pișca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 12 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "žálitʹ",
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          "ref": "2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel",
          "text": "Shepard: I'm taking you in, Jax.\nTurian Bodyguard: It's a sting. Bastard set us up.\nJax: What the hell are you playing at?",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
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        {
          "ref": "2001, T. J. Mueller, Fixed and Flapping Wing Aerodynamics for Micro Air Vehicle Applications, page 118",
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          "ref": "2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC",
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      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/stɪŋ/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪŋ"
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      "audio": "en-us-sting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/En-us-sting.ogg/En-us-sting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/En-us-sting.ogg",
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      "sense": "pointed portion of an insect or arachnid",
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "word": "steekplek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ožilvane",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ожилване"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fiblada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "picada"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bodnutí"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "píchnutí"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "word": "paukama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "word": "patti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piqûre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stich"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dêgma",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "δῆγμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "word": "csípés"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bozzo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gonfiore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "escrescenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "protuberanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rigonfiamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sashi-kizu",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "general"
      ],
      "word": "刺し傷"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shishō",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "刺傷"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stikk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ukąszenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bytʹ užalennym",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "word": "быть ужаленным"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "picadura"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "bump on skin after having been stung",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pigiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "steek"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xaytʿocʿ",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "խայթոց"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ožilvane",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ожилване"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dīngyǎo",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "叮咬"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "bodnutí"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "píchnutí"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "piko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "pistos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "purema"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piqûre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Biss"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Insektenstich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Insektenbiss"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "bee",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bienenstich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "wasp",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "Wespenstich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "(scorpion) Skorpionstich"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "dêgma",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "δῆγμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "עֲקִיצָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "csípés"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cealg"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "puntura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mushi sasare",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "虫刺され"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mushi sasare",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "虫さされ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "sengatan"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stikk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gazeš",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "گزش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ukąszenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "english": "sting",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ferroada"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "english": "bite",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "picada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "înțepătură"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukús nasekómovo",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "уку́с насеко́мого"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "picadura"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kuṭṭu",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "కుట్టు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gàt",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "กัด"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtɔ̀i",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "ต่อย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
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      "word": "sokma"
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      "code": "vo",
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      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "stegül"
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      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "näsäkastegül"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
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      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "bienastegül"
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    {
      "code": "vo",
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      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "flibastegül"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
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      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "word": "(scorpion) skorpionastegül"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "puncture (by an insect or arachnid)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pigiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "sharp, localised pain in epidermis",
      "word": "prik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sharp, localised pain in epidermis",
      "word": "pisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "sharp, localised pain in epidermis",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "punzada"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kuṭṭu",
      "sense": "sharp, localised pain in epidermis",
      "word": "కుట్టు"
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    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "stinging hair of a plant",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "word": "blew pigog"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "police operation",
      "word": "zátah"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "police operation",
      "word": "léčka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "police operation",
      "word": "soluttautuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "police operation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "verdeckte Operation"
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    {
      "alt": "おとりそうさ",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "otorisōsa",
      "sense": "police operation",
      "word": "囮捜査"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "police operation",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "trampa"
    }
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    "sting"
  ],
  "word": "sting"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stings",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stinging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stung",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stang",
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "past",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stung",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "",
        "3": "stung",
        "4": "stung",
        "past2": "stang",
        "past2_qual": "rare, dialectal"
      },
      "expansion": "sting (third-person singular simple present stings, present participle stinging, simple past stung or (rare, dialectal) stang, past participle stung)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transitive",
          "transitive"
        ],
        [
          "intransitive",
          "intransitive"
        ],
        [
          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ],
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A mosquito stung me on the arm.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To puncture with the stinger."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "puncture",
          "puncture"
        ],
        [
          "stinger",
          "stinger"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of an insect or arachnid",
        "of an insect or arachnid"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC",
          "text": "But Birmingham were clearly stung by some harsh words from manager Alex McLeish at the break and within 15 minutes of the restart the game had an entirely different complexion.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "intransitive",
        "sometimes"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause harm or pain to."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To cause harm or pain to."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪŋ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-sting.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/En-us-sting.ogg/En-us-sting.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/En-us-sting.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "steek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭaʕana",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "طَعَنَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "bodnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "kousnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "píchnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "piki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "pistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "purra"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "aferretar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "stechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tsimpáo",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "τσιμπάω"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "pungō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "dzelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "nanamu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "pitchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sokmak",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "صوقمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "wach'iy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "împunge"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pričinjátʹ bolʹ",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "word": "причиня́ть боль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čúvstvovatʹ bolʹ",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "чу́вствовать боль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispýtyvatʹ bolʹ",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "испы́тывать боль"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bolétʹ",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "word": "боле́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "picar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "pinchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "nasakitan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "ısırmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to hurt",
      "word": "sokmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "steek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lasaʕa",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "لَسَعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔaraṣ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "قرص"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qraṣ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "قرص"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕaḍḍ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "عض"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kcel",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "կծել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xaytʿel",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "խայթել"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "sağıw",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "сағыу"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "džálicʹ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "джа́ліць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kusácʹ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "куса́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "džhacʹ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "джгаць"
    },
    {
      "code": "kxd",
      "lang": "Brunei Malay",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sangat"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "žilja",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "жиля"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "picar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "fiblar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "gipaak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "napaak"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhē",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "蜇"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dīng",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "叮"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shì",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "螫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cì",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "刺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cìtòng",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "刺痛"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "bodnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "píchnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "pzḥ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "p:z-H-bH-A2"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "pistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "purra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "piquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sponzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "spongi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "picar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "aferretar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "stechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kentrízo",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "κεντρίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tsimpáo",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "τσιμπάω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kentéō",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "κεντέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "szúr"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "csíp"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "pistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "cealg"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "pungere"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kuu",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "食う"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さす",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sasu",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "刺す"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mulda",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "물다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jjireuda",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "찌르다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ssoda",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "쏘다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "pêwedan",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "پێوەدان"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sponjer"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sponje"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "īcō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "dzelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "gelti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bocnuva",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "боцнува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bocne",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "боцне"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sengat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kuttuka",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "കുത്തുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "kakati"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "wero"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "stikke"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "picar"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "hidduu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "sokmak",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "صوقمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gazidan",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "گزیدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "żądlić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "użądlić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "kąsać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ukąsić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "picar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "morder"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "kaniy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "înțepa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "pișca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žálitʹ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "жа́лить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "užálitʹ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ужа́лить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kusátʹ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "куса́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukusítʹ",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "укуси́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уба́дати"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "у̀бости"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ubádati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ùbosti"
    },
    {
      "code": "bts",
      "lang": "Simalungun Batak",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sorod"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "bodnúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "pichnúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "pičiti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "picar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "stinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sticka"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "kinagat"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kuṭṭu",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "కుట్టు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gàt",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "กัด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtɔ̀i",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "ต่อย"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sokmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "žályty",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "жа́лити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "užályty",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ужа́лити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kusáty",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "куса́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ukusýty",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "укуси́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "žyháty",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "жига́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "džyhnúty",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "джигну́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "sponzer"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "spunciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "ponzer"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "ponxer"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "ponzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "ponxar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "đốt"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "chích"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "stegülön"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "hagnî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "of an insect or arachnid: to puncture with the stinger",
      "word": "piker"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sting"
  ],
  "word": "sting"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: sense 8",
  "path": [
    "sting"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "sting",
  "trace": ""
}

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