a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
If you ache for something or your heart aches, you want something very much, and feel very unhappy because you cannot have it. 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
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
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, heartache, stomach ache
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
" To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed