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BACKACHE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does backache mean?
• BACKACHE (noun)
The noun BACKACHE has 1 sense:
1. an ache localized in the back
Familiarity information: BACKACHE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ache localized in the back
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("backache" is a kind of...):
ache; aching (a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "backache"):
lumbago; lumbar pain (backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc)
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