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1. (n.) throe
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
2. throe
throes,
3. throe
any violent convulsion or struggle.
4. throe
the agony of death.
Etymology: (1150–1200; ME throwe, alter. of thrawe, OE thrawu, c. ON thrā)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) throe
severe spasm of pain
"the throes of dying"; "the throes of childbirth"
2. (noun) throe
hard or painful trouble or struggle
"a country in the throes of economic collapse"
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1. (noun) Throe
extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially, one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition
2. (noun) Throe
a tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow
3. (verb) Throe
to struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize
4. (verb) Throe
to put in agony
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