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throe

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Synonyms: throw, throb, throne, three, thro, throte, thre, throg, throve, throwe, throp

Antonyms: throw, throb, throne, three, thro, throte, thre, throg, throve, throwe, throp

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Noun

  1. A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die. The pain of labour or childbirth; the suffering of death.
  2. The pain of labour or childbirth; the suffering of death.
  3. Any severe pang or spasm, especially an outburst of feeling; a paroxysm.
  4. A hard struggle, especially one associated with the beginning or finishing of a task.

Verb

  1. To cause (someone) to feel throes, as if in childbirth; to put in agony.
  2. To feel throes; to struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.

Noun

  1. Synonym of froe (“a cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood”).

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