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English noun: ache | |||
| 1. | ache (state) a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain | ||
| Synonyms | aching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hurting, pain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | backache, bellyache, cephalalgia, earache, gastralgia, head ache, headache, odontalgia, otalgia, stomach ache, stomachache, toothache | ||
English verb: ache | |||
| 1. | ache (perception) feel physical pain | ||
| Samples | Were you hurting after the accident?. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue ache | ||
| Synonyms | hurt, suffer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comprehend, perceive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catch, get, kill, prick, sting, twinge, twinge | ||
| 2. | ache (emotion) have a desire for something or someone who is not present | ||
| Samples | She ached for a cigarette. I am pining for my lover. | ||
| Synonyms | languish, pine, yearn, yen | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hanker, long, yearn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | die | ||
| 3. | ache (perception) be the source of pain | ||
| Examples | Did his feet ache? | ||
| Synonyms | hurt, smart | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody's (body part) ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause to be perceived | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act up, bite, burn, burn, hunger, itch, shoot, sting, thirst, throb | ||
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