Noun

1. A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
2. A mental pain or distress
3. A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
4. A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

Verb

1. Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
2. Deliver a sting to
3. Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
4. Cause a stinging pain
5. Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging