Antonyms for be aching
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : beech |
| Phonetic Transcription : bitʃ |
Definition of be aching
Origin :- 1530s, "loose, water-worn pebbles of the seashore," probably from Old English bæce, bece "stream," from Proto-Germanic *bakiz. Extended to loose, pebbly shores (1590s), and in dialect around Sussex and Kent beach still has the meaning "pebbles worn by the waves." French grève shows the same evolution. Beach ball first recorded 1940; beach bum first recorded 1950.
- As in maroon : verb abandon
- As in wreck : verb ruin, destroy
- As in desert : verb abandon, defect
- As in ground : verb restrict; drop in place
Synonyms for be aching
- abscond
- apostatize
- bail out
- bar
- bash
- batter
- beach
- betray
- bolt
- break
- bring down
- capsize
- cast ashore
- cast away
- check out
- chuck
- cop out
- crack up
- crash
- crawl out
- cripple
- dash
- decamp
- decimate
- demolish
- depart
- desert
- devastate
- dilapidate
- disable
- do in
- dock
- down
- duck
- efface
- escape
- fell
- flee
- floor
- fly
- forsake
- founder
- give up
- go
- go AWOL
- go back on
- go over the hill
- go west
- impair
- injure
- isolate
- jilt
- knock down
- land
- leave
- leave high and dry
- leave in the lurch
- leave stranded
- level
- light
- mangle
- mar
- maroon
- mess up
- mow down
- opt out
- pile up
- play truant
- prevent
- pull out
- put out of commission
- quit
- ravage
- raze
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- run aground
- run out on
- sabotage
- scuttle
- shatter
- shipwreck
- sink
- smash
- smash up
- sneak off
- split
- spoil
- strand
- subvert
- take a hike
- take apart
- take off
- take out
- tear up
- tergiversate
- throw over
- torpedo
- total
- trash
- undermine
- vacate
- vandalize
- violate oath
- walk
- wrack
- wrack up
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