Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that stings, especially an insult that stings or wounds emotionally.
- noun A stinging organ or part.
- noun A sharp blow.
- noun Slang One who participates in or organizes the operation of a sting.
- noun A cocktail of crème de menthe and brandy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which stings, vexes, or gives acute pain.
- noun An animal or a plant that stings.
- noun The sting of an insect.
- noun A biting or cutting remark.
- noun A smart, telling blow.
- noun An alcoholic drink.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, stings.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A pointed portion of an
insect orarachnid used for attack. - noun Anything that is used to
sting , as a means of attack. - noun Anything, such as an
insult , thatstings mentally orpsychologically - noun a
cocktail ofbrandy andcrème de menthe - noun A
device used by the Britishpolice force consisting of aportable bed ofnails topuncture cartires . - noun A minor
neurological injury of thespine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness. - noun A
station identifier ontelevision orradio played between shows. - noun A scene shown on
films ortelevision shows after thecredits . - noun slang A
nonlethal grenade usingrubber instead ofshrapnel , more commonly called a sting grenade. - noun slang A
final note played at the end of a military march. - noun slang An
extension cord .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
- noun a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
- noun a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
- noun a remark capable of wounding mentally
- noun a sharp stinging blow
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cornell Driessen, the trainer who helped revive him for his second round, said: "That's what they call a stinger."
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The other thing was what I called the stinger bucket.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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If the stinger is present, remove it by gently scraping over the area with a straight-edged object, i.e., a credit card, butter knife, etc.
Sting Things 2010
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Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back.
Archive 2008-10-01 Not a sheep 2008
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A Bee's stinger is less than 1/16th of an inch in length .... the other 2 feet is imagination!
Buzzed 2006
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Texas tailback Cedric Benson, who set a school freshman record with 1,053 yards, didn't play because of a stinger from the loss to Colorado.
USATODAY.com 2002
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Samuels left Washington's Week 5 loss at Carolina after hurting his neck, an injury that was initially called a "stinger" -- it was later revealed, though, that Samuels suffers from stenosis, which is a condition that causes narrowing of the spine.
unknown title 2009
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He chose the foremost of the three, and found it quite as ill-tasting as the other had been; but this time he didn't spit it out, for the stinger was a little too quick for him, and before he could let go it was fast in his lip.
Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals William Davenport Hulbert 1890
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The Jets dodged another serious injury when Nick Mangold, the All-Pro center who sustained what the team called a stinger in a collision during a goal-line scrimmage Thursday, was cleared Friday to resume individual drills.
NYT > Home Page By DAVE CALDWELL 2011
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The Jets dodged another serious injury when Nick Mangold, the All-Pro center who sustained what the team called a stinger in a collision during a goal-line scrimmage Thursday, was cleared Friday to resume individual drills.
NYT > Home Page By DAVE CALDWELL 2011
reesetee commented on the word stinger
According to Mental Floss, an "extra" that appears after the closing credits of a movie. You can find a bunch here.
August 23, 2010