I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(a) stomach ache
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I had terrible stomach ache last night.
aches and pains
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Everyone has a few aches and pains when they get older.
dull ache
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a dull ache in her lower back
sb’s head hurts/aches/throbs
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Her head was throbbing and she needed to lie down.
sb’s heart aches (= to feel very sad )
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It made his heart ache to look at her
tummy ache
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He was up all night with tummy ache .
your muscles ache (= hurt after being exercised too much )
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I ran until my muscles ached.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
back
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Maggie's eyes and back are aching like hell.
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The small of my back ached , my left arm ached.
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My back ached , my bum was sore and my mouth caked with the rich tang of the wine.
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My back ached , my knees ached, my head ached.
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Her back ached , her hand was blistered.
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Her back did not ache that much.
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Her back was aching badly now and she viewed the steep climb with some dismay.
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Her back ached , but her spine was undamaged.
body
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He would sit or kneel until his body ached , picking and stroking in his efforts to please her.
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My body ached , I was ready to drop, I wanted to cry.
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She complained of headaches and exhaustion and often said her whole body ached .
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His body ached to be tucked into bed for the night or for eternity.
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His body ached all over and the wounded arm felt as if it were dropping off.
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His wet, cold body was aching and calling out for a hot meal and warm bed.
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I do believe a couple of days off helped some other parts of my body which were aching .
foot
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You could walk from there till your feet ached , and still you'd see nothing but herring.
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My feet ached , I had a pain in my stomach.
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Her feet ached and she could hardly breathe.
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Blood was spouting from cuts on my right hand, and my left foot ached a bit and felt strange - no more.
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By now his feet ached , and his naked chest was frozen as senseless as an iron shield.
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We had no boots or gloves, and my hands and feet ached badly.
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Her feet ached , her mouth was parched.
head
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His head ached , the cool air no panacea, and his thoughts, too, were disturbed.
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My neck felt stiff and my head was starting to ache .
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He knew, too, that his head had been aching and that his mind was capable of playing tricks upon him.
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His head ached , and he was thirsty; he was on the floor.
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My eyes and head begin to ache from looking so intently for any sign of hydrothermal activity in the area.
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By the end of the evening my head ached .
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My back ached , my knees ached, my head ached.
heart
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She was constantly in and out of the kitchen and whenever he heard her, Geoffrey's heart ached .
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I watched him going about his work and my heart ached .
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At seventeen Polly discovered that it is not just the heart that aches when love is lost, but the whole body.
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My heart ached enough as it was, thinking of Janir.
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Li Yuan ... How her heart ached to see him now; to have him hold her and comfort her.
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So rang their song in lovely cadences, and Odysseus' heart ached with longing.
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Here 1 live, constantly thinking of my native land, alas, my heart is aching .
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There was somehow the sense on the set that he might have done it, and her heart ached for him.
leg
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Then my legs started aching again.
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Our shoulders, arms and legs ache , but we hardly notice.
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He felt cold, his arms and legs aching from the rough ride of the previous day.
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When I went round looking for a home, I walked and walked till my legs and arms ached .
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Her legs ached already from the walk which once would have meant nothing to her.
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My arms and legs ache , too.
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Ooooooh, how her leg muscles did ache from holding her skirt in this proper fashion - with blue flowers on it.
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It was my arms and legs that ached .
muscle
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If you were to lift that weight several times, you would find that the muscle gradually began to ache .
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He was exhausted muscles ached in his back and thighs.
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You feel hungry; you want to eat more; your muscles ache after exercise, so you miss a few sessions.
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When he walked to the mess his muscles ached pleasantly, as if he had climbed a small, simple mountain.
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We stood there a long time watching, heads tipped back, neck muscles beginning to ache .
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Ooooooh, how her leg muscles did ache from holding her skirt in this proper fashion - with blue flowers on it.
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But since she'd considered herself relatively fit, she was disconcerted when her muscles began aching after just a short time.
pain
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Restless, anxious, aching sore and bruised pains , tearing pains.
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She complains of aching pain and has trouble sitting.
shoulder
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By the time we reach the house we are soaking wet and our shoulders are aching .
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My shoulder and neck ache now as well as my back.
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Now his left shoulder was aching from the lightning fast, iron-handed blow he had taken.
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At the end of bouts, my legs were fine while my arms and shoulders and chest ached .
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Blanche sat slumped in the armchair, arms, legs and shoulders aching .
■ VERB
make
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The milk's so cold it makes my teeth ache .
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Marge found that the liquor made her eyes ache .
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So beautiful, it makes me ache .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an aching back
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Every inch of my body ached after skiing.
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I went to dance class last week, and I've been aching ever since.
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My arms ached from carrying all the groceries.
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She felt hot and her head was beginning to ache .
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The sight of those children at their mother's funeral made my heart ache .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Already your forearms are beginning to ache , and your upper arms crush your ribs.
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For years, her chest hurt, her abdomen ached.
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His head ached, the cool air no panacea, and his thoughts, too, were disturbed.
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I clung so hard to the window frame that my hand ached.
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She had been aching for him since she had first seen him straddling that bike with such lazy arrogance.
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Still, I ache for context at times.
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Your limbs can ache and your muscles can feel weak.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dull
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The pain in her lower back subsided leaving a dull ache .
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I am feeling much better, though there are many times when I feel a dull ache .
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Sleep away the tiredness and the dull ache inside his head, that was the thing to do.
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They felt nothing but a dull ache in their backs.
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It ached an ugly, dull ache.
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It starts as a dull ache that gradually evolves into a severe throbbing pain, centering in the frontal and temporal regions.
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It wasn't really very bad but it was a dull ache that made her realise she would never get to sleep.
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It was a dull , empty ache which never really went away.
■ NOUN
heart
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There was smoke coming from her father's chimney, but seeing the inside of the cottage made her heart ache .
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Her reluctance to go made her heart ache , but the truth was patent.
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Somehow it made her heart ache with a wild mix of anguish and recrimination.
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It made his heart ache to look at her.
tummy
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They may also have nightmares, tummy aches or headaches.
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They tell me he's got toothache and tummy ache from eating too many sweets.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Lisa felt a dull ache spreading up her arm.
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The ache in my leg muscles had almost disappeared.
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Yet there remained an ache in her heart which told her she had not achieved what she wanted to.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A sharp ache filled her chest and she was afraid she was going to cry.
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His breathing was frightful and the unrelenting ache in his legs grew harsher with every stride.
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She is putting up peaches for the winter and fighting that ache to be gone again.
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She may also complain of sore muscles, stomach aches, and other pains.
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So why was there an ache in her heart?
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That took care of his ache for home.
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The ache in her head got worse and she began to imagine a pain under her breastbone.
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You feel the ache coming in your bones.