transitive. To cause (physical or mental) pain to; to hurt, sting, be painful to.

transferred. To affect with a tingling pain, a burning sensation, or the like.

transitive. To affect with a biting pain, to sting.

intransitive and transitive. To cause (a part of the body) to smart; to irritate; to sting.

transitive. To sting as a wasp does. nonce-word.

intransitive and transitive. To sting as a nettle does. Obsolete.