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Sense: Verb: prick
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Sense: Verb: hurt
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Sense: Verb: wound emotionally
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wound Collocations, hurt Collocations, injure Collocations, pain Collocations, upset Collocations, cut sb to the quick, distress Collocations
Sense: Verb: overcharge - informal
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overcharge, short-change, fleece Collocations , gouge , chisel Collocations , rip off , stiff Collocations, squeeze Collocations , short Collocations, skin Collocations, stick Collocations , swindle Collocations, take sb to the cleaners , bleed Collocations, bilk, cheat Collocations, take sb for a ride , con Collocations, flimflam , hose Collocations , hustle Collocations, defraud
Sense: Noun: pain
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pain Collocations, soreness, pang, ache Collocations, aching Collocations, twinge, stitch Collocations, smart Collocations, smarting, shoot Collocations, stinging
Sense: Noun: sharpness, acidity
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sharpness, edge Collocations, bite Collocations, severity Collocations, acidity, asperity, bitterness
Sense: Noun: heartache
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heartache, pain Collocations, hurt Collocations, agony, torment, distress Collocations, misery Collocations, sadness Collocations, heartbreak, anguish Collocations
Sense: Noun: scam - slang
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con Collocations , swindle Collocations, scam Collocations, hustle Collocations, flimflam , con trick , fraud Collocations