ache vs kill

ache and kill both are nouns.

ache and kill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ache	Yes	No	Yes	No
kill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kill is a hyponym of ache; that is, kill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ache:

ache: feel physical pain
kill: be the source of great pain for

Other hyponyms of ache include catch, get, twinge, prick, sting, twinge.

ache (noun)	kill (noun)
a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain	the act of terminating a life
	the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
	the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal

ache (verb)	kill (verb)
have a desire for something or someone who is not present	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
be the source of pain	destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
feel physical pain	cause to cease operating
	tire out completely
	end or extinguish by forceful means
	drink down entirely
	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
	cause the death of, without intention
	deprive of life
	hit with great force
	hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
	overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
	be the source of great pain for
	thwart the passage of
	be fatal

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