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# backache

«backache» in Mova's school dictionary: **A pain in your back** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (backache, backaches)

### meaning for a pupil

A pain in your back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons and everyday life: carrying a heavy school bag or sitting badly can give backache. Phrases: «have backache» (UK), «have a backache» (US).

### examples

- Carrying my heavy bag gave me backache. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/#x1)
- Grandma has a backache after gardening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/#x2)
- Lift with your knees to avoid backache. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/#x3)
- Sitting badly can cause backache. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/#x4)
- Dad's backache got better with rest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/#x5)
- A good chair helps prevent backache. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/#x6)

### note

UK often uncountable: «I've got backache»; US often countable: «a backache». One word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «backache» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backache/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.