ache
a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
aching
• Derivationally related forms:
ache (for: aching), achy
• Hypernyms:
pain, hurting
• Hyponyms:
toothache, odontalgia, backache, headache, head ache,
head ache, stomachache, stomach ache, bellyache, gastralgia,
earache, otalgia
1. feel physical pain (Freq. 3)
- Were you hurting after the accident?
• Syn:
hurt, suffer
• Derivationally related forms:
sufferer (for: suffer), suffering (for: suffer), aching, hurt (for: hurt), hurting (for: hurt)
• Hypernyms:
perceive, comprehend
• Hyponyms:
catch, get, twinge, prick, sting, kill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue ache
2. have a desire for something or someone who is not present (Freq. 3)
- She ached for a cigarette
- I am pining for my lover
• Syn:
yearn, yen, pine, languish
• Derivationally related forms:
pining (for: pine), yen (for: yen), yearner (for: yearn), yearning (for: yearn)
• Hypernyms:
hanker, long, yearn
• Hyponyms:
die
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
3. be the source of pain (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
smart, hurt
• Derivationally related forms:
hurt (for: hurt), hurting (for: hurt), smarting (for: smart), smart (for: smart), aching
• Hypernyms:
cause to be perceived
• Hyponyms:
bite, sting, burn, itch, hunger,
thirst, act up, throb, shoot
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody's (body part) ----s
- Did his feet ache?
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