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BELLYACHE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does bellyache mean?

• BELLYACHE (noun)
The noun BELLYACHE has 1 sense:

1. an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region

Familiarity information: BELLYACHE used as a noun is very rare.

• BELLYACHE (verb)
The verb BELLYACHE has 1 sense:

1. complain

Familiarity information: BELLYACHE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BELLYACHE (noun)

Sense 1

bellyache ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

bellyache; gastralgia; stomach ache; stomachache

Hypernyms ("bellyache" is a kind of...):

ache; aching (a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain)

Holonyms ("bellyache" is a part of...):

dyspepsia; indigestion; stomach upset; upset stomach (a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea)

• BELLYACHE (verb)

Sense 1

bellyache ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Complain

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

gripe; bellyache; beef; grouse; squawk; holler; crab

Context example:

What was he hollering about?

Hypernyms (to "bellyache" is one way to...):

complain; kick; kvetch; plain; quetch; sound off (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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