ache

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ache /'eɪk/ (aches aching ached)
1 [VERB] V adv/prep, V, V-ing
If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
Her head was throbbing and she ached all over...
My leg still aches when I sit down...
The weary walkers soothed their aching feet in the sea.
2 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N in n, n N
An ache is a steady, fairly strong pain in a part of your body.
Poor posture can cause neck ache, headaches and breathing problems.
see also backache, headache, stomach ache, stomach ache
3 [VERB] V for n, V
If you ache for something or your heart aches, you want something very much, and feel very unhappy because you cannot have it. (WRITTEN)
She still ached for the lost intimacy and sexual contact of marriage...
It was quite an achievement to keep smiling when his heart must have been aching.
= long, yearn
4 [PHRASE]
You can use aches and pains to refer in a general way to any minor pains that you feel in your body.
It seems to ease all the aches and pains of a hectic and tiring day.stom|ach ache (stomach aches)
also stomachache
[N-VAR]
If you have a stomach-ache, you have a pain in your stomach.

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