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to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
to sting; to bite
to sew; to stitch; to embroider
to pole (a boat)
to catch (with a limed pole)
to put (a runner) out; to pick off
漁師は銛で大きな魚を刺した。
The fisherman pierced a large fish with a harpoon.
縫い物をするため針で布を刺しています。
Pierce the cloth with a needle and sew.
蜂が腕を刺しているのに気づいた。
I noticed a bee was stinging my arm.