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as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
the child was crying because of a pain in her knee
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as in agony
a state of great suffering of body or mind
a sprained ankle caused him great pain for a week
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as in care
pains plural
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
asked the movers to take pains to be sure that they didn't damage anything while moving the furniture
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as in work
pains plural
the active use of energy in producing a result
she was at pains to reassure us that everything would be fine
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