sting vs stick

sting and stick both are nouns.

sting and stick both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sting and stick are synonyms defined as:

sting and stick: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

sting (noun)	stick (noun)
a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property	threat of a penalty
operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act	an implement consisting of a length of wood
a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung	a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin	marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
a mental pain or distress	a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
	a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
	informal terms for the leg
	a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
	a small thin branch of a tree

sting (verb)	stick (verb)
saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous	be a mystery or bewildering to
deliver a sting to	saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging	stick to firmly
cause a stinging pain	come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort	put, fix, force, or implant
	pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
	pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
	fasten with an adhesive material like glue
	fasten with or as with pins or nails
	fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
	cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
	be in a certain place and not leave
	be loyal to
	endure
	be a devoted follower or supporter
	be or become fixed

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