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Sting — Sting, CBE (* 2. Oktober 1951 in Wallsend, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, als Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) ist ein britischer Rock Musiker, Sänger, Bassist sowie Schauspieler. Sting bei der Premiere des Science Fict … Deutsch Wikipedia
STING — (Sequence To and withIN Graphics) is a free Web based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence, structure, function, and stability. STING is freely accessible at EMBRAPA Information Technology… … Wikipedia
Sting — Sting, n. [AS. sting a sting. See {Sting}, v. t.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion. The sting of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sting — [stiŋ] vt. stung, stinging [ME stingen < OE stingan, akin to ON stinga < IE base * stegh , to pierce, sharp > STAG] 1. to prick or wound with a sting: said of plants and insects 2. to cause sharp, sudden, smarting pain to, by or as by… … English World dictionary
sting — ► NOUN 1) a small sharp pointed organ of an insect, capable of inflicting a painful wound by injecting poison. 2) any of a number of minute hairs on certain plants, causing inflammation if touched. 3) a wound from a sting. 4) a sharp tingling… … English terms dictionary
sting — [stɪŋ] verb stung PTandPP [stʌŋ] sting somebody for something phrasal verb [transitive] informal to charge someone too much for something: • The garage stung him for £300. * * * sting UK US … Financial and business terms
Sting — Sting, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stung}(Archaic {Stang}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stinging}.] [AS. stingan; akin to Icel. & Sw. stinga, Dan. stinge, and probably to E. stick, v.t.; cf. Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. {Stick}, v. t.] 1. To pierce… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sting — sb., et, sting, ene; sy med små, fine sting; sting i siden … Dansk ordbog
Sting FM — is a pirate radio station, located in Birmingham, England. This is very specialised in Afro Caribbean music, including reggae, hip hop, R B and others.The station started going in May 1998. They claim to be Birmingham s first unlicenced radio… … Wikipedia
sting — n: an elaborate confidence game; specif: such a game worked by undercover police in order to catch criminals Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. sting … Law dictionary
sting — (v.) O.E. stingan to prick with a small point (of weapons, insects, plants, etc.), from P.Gmc. *stenganan (Cf. O.N. stinga, O.H.G. stungen to prick, Goth. us stagg to prick out, O.H.G. stanga, Ger. stange pole, perch, Ger. stengel stalk, stem ),… … Etymology dictionary
