Sting vs Setup - What's the difference?
sting | setup |
A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
A bite by an insect.
A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
A sharp, localised pain primarily on the epidermis
(botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
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(law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to be criminals in order to catch a criminal.
A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
A brief sequence of music used in films, TV as a form of punctuation in a dramatic or comedic scene. In certain videogames stings are used to predict immediate future actions or to illustrate a current tension or mood.
A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
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(figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
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A goad; incitement.
The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
(of an insect) To bite.
(sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain.
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(figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
An act to frame someone; an effort or arrangement aimed at placing the blame on somebody.
(computing) An installer.
(operations) The process of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
As nouns the difference between sting and setup
is that sting is a bump left on the skin after having been stung while setup is equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.As verbs the difference between sting and setup
is that sting is to hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both while setup is .sting
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- the lurking serpent's mortal sting
- The sting of death is sin.
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Synonyms
* (pointed portion of an insect) stingerEtymology 2
From (etyl) stingen, from (etyl) . Compare Swedish and Icelandic stinga.Verb
- Right so came out an adder of a little heathbush, and it stung a knight in the foot.
- Still, it stung when a slightly older acquaintance asked me why I couldn't do any better.
- My hand stings after knocking on the door so long.
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- I thought I could park in front of the hotel, but they stung me for five pounds!
Derived terms
* sting like a bee * stingyAnagrams
* English irregular verbs ----setup
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Alternative forms
* set-upNoun
(en noun) (wikipedia setup)- The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.
- The classroom setup was simple and efficient.
- Trust me, that was a setup !
- After inserting the disk, run the setup .
- A simple setup on the bottling line involves reloading bottles and labels; emptying, cleaning, and reloading the tanks; and a test run.
