nettle vs sting

sting vs nettle

nettle and sting both are nouns.

nettle and sting both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nettle	Yes	No	Yes	No
sting	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sting is a hypernym of nettle; that is, sting is a word with a broader meaning than nettle:

nettle: sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
sting: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Other hypernyms of nettle include bite, burn.

nettle (noun)	sting (noun)
any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
	operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
	a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
	a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
	a mental pain or distress

nettle (verb)	sting (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation	deliver a sting to
	cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
	cause a stinging pain
	cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Difference between nettle and sting

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