sty

noun

1. an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

Similar word(s): hordeolum, stye

Definition categories: state, infection

2. a pen for swine

Similar word(s): pigpen, pigsty

Definition categories: man–made, pen

verb

1. To place in, or as if in, a sty.

2. To live in a sty, or any messy or dirty place.

3. (obsolete) To ascend, rise up, climb. [9th-17th c.]