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  • 1pain in the ass — or[pain in the neck] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar with ass} An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. * /Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass)./ …

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  • 2pain in the ass — or[pain in the neck] {n.}, {slang}, {vulgar with ass} An obnoxious or bothersome person or event. * /Phoebe Hochrichter is a regular pain in the neck (ass)./ …

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  • 3give a pain — {v. phr.}, {slang} To make (you) disgusted; annoy. * /Ann s laziness gives her mother a pain./ * /John s bad manners give his teacher a pain./ Compare: PAIN IN THE NECK …

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  • 4give a pain — {v. phr.}, {slang} To make (you) disgusted; annoy. * /Ann s laziness gives her mother a pain./ * /John s bad manners give his teacher a pain./ Compare: PAIN IN THE NECK …

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  • 5give\ a\ pain — v. phr. slang To make (you) disgusted; annoy. Ann s laziness gives her mother a pain. John s bad manners give his teacher a pain. Compare: pain in the neck …

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  • 6(a) pain in the ass — someone or something that is very annoying. He doesn t win cases he just makes such a pain in the ass of himself that opponents give up. She acts like all the people she works with are a pain in the neck. Usage notes: also used in the forms a… …

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  • 7pain — /payn/, n. 1. physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc. 2. a distressing sensation in a particular part of the body: a back pain. 3. mental or emotional suffering or torment: I am sorry my news causes you such pain. 4. pains …

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  • 8pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… …

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  • 9give — givable, giveable, adj., n. givee, n. giver, n. /giv/, v., gave, given, giving, n. v.t. 1. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 2. to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please …

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  • 10pain — {{11}}pain (n.) c.1300, punishment, especially for a crime; also condition one feels when hurt, opposite of pleasure, from O.Fr. peine, from L. poena punishment, penalty (in L.L. also torment, hardship, suffering ), from Gk. poine punishment,… …

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