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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Throe \Throe\, n. [OE. [thorn]rowe, [thorn]rawe, AS.
[thorn]re['a] a threatening, oppression, suffering, perhaps
influenced by Icel. [thorn]r[=a] a throe, a pang, a longing;
cf. AS. [thorn]reowian to suffer.]
1. Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially,
one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition.
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Prodogious motion felt, and rueful throes. --Milton.
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2. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Throe \Throe\, v. i.
To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.
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Throe \Throe\, v. t.
To put in agony. [R.] --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Throe \Throe\, n. [OE. [thorn]rowe, [thorn]rawe, AS.
[thorn]re['a] a threatening, oppression, suffering, perhaps
influenced by Icel. [thorn]r[=a] a throe, a pang, a longing;
cf. AS. [thorn]reowian to suffer.]
1. Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially,
one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition.
Prodogious motion felt, and rueful throes. --Milton.
2. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Throe \Throe\, v. i.
To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Throe \Throe\, v. t.
To put in agony. [R.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
throe
n 1: severe spasm of pain; "the throes of dying"; "the throes of
childbirth"
2: hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the
throes of economic collapse"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
throe
alt.
1 (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (someone) to feel#Verb throe#Noun,
as if in childbirth; to put#Verb in agony.
2 (lb en intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle#Verb in
extreme#Adjective pain#Noun; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
1 A severe pang#Noun or spasm#Noun of pain#Noun, especially one
experience#Verb when the uterus contract#Verb during childbirth, or when
a person#Noun is about to die#Verb.
2 # (lb en usually in the plural) The pain of labour#Noun or
childbirth; the suffering#Noun of death.
3 Any severe pang or spasm, especially an outburst#Noun of
feeling#Noun; a paroxysm.
4 (lb en figuratively usually in the plural) A hard#Adjective
struggle#Noun, especially one associated#Adjective with the
beginning#Noun or finishing#Noun of a task#Noun.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (someone) to feel#Verb throe#Noun,
as if in childbirth; to put#Verb in agony.
2 (lb en intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle#Verb in
extreme#Adjective pain#Noun; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
(synonym of en froe t=a cleaving#Adjective cleaving tool#Noun tool
for split#Verb splitting cask#Noun cask stave#Noun staves and
shingle#Noun shingles from a block#Noun block of wood#Noun wood)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
throe
alt.
1 (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (someone) to feel#Verb throe#Noun,
as if in childbirth; to put#Verb in agony.
2 (lb en intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle#Verb in
extreme#Adjective pain#Noun; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
1 A severe pang#Noun or spasm#Noun of pain#Noun, especially one
experience#Verb when the uterus contract#Verb during childbirth, or when
a person#Noun is about to die#Verb.
2 # (lb en usually in the plural) The pain of labour#Noun or
childbirth; the suffering#Noun of death.
3 Any severe pang or spasm, especially an outburst#Noun of
feeling#Noun; a paroxysm.
4 (lb en figuratively usually in the plural) A hard#Adjective
struggle#Noun, especially one associated#Adjective with the
beginning#Noun or finishing#Noun of a task#Noun.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (someone) to feel#Verb throe#Noun,
as if in childbirth; to put#Verb in agony.
2 (lb en intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle#Verb in
extreme#Adjective pain#Noun; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
(synonym of en froe t=a cleaving#Adjective cleaving tool#Noun tool
for split#Verb splitting cask#Noun cask stave#Noun staves and
shingle#Noun shingles from a block#Noun block of wood#Noun wood)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
throe
alt.
1 (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (someone) to feel#Verb throe#Noun,
as if in childbirth; to put#Verb in agony.
2 (lb en intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle#Verb in
extreme#Adjective pain#Noun; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
1 A severe pang#Noun or spasm#Noun of pain#Noun, especially one
experience#Verb when the uterus contract#Verb during childbirth, or when
a person#Noun is about to die#Verb.
2 # (lb en usually in the plural) The pain of labour#Noun or
childbirth; the suffering#Noun of death.
3 Any severe pang or spasm, especially an outburst#Noun of
feeling#Noun; a paroxysm.
4 (lb en figuratively usually in the plural) A hard#Adjective
struggle#Noun, especially one associated#Adjective with the
beginning#Noun or finishing#Noun of a task#Noun.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (someone) to feel#Verb throe#Noun,
as if in childbirth; to put#Verb in agony.
2 (lb en intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle#Verb in
extreme#Adjective pain#Noun; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
(synonym of en froe t=a cleaving#Adjective cleaving tool#Noun tool
for split#Verb splitting cask#Noun cask stave#Noun staves and
shingle#Noun shingles from a block#Noun block of wood#Noun wood)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
throe
alt.
1 (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (someone) to feel#Verb throe#Noun,
as if in childbirth; to put#Verb in agony.
2 (lb en intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle#Verb in
extreme#Adjective pain#Noun; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
1 A severe pang#Noun or spasm#Noun of pain#Noun, especially one
experience#Verb when the uterus contract#Verb during childbirth, or when
a person#Noun is about to die#Verb.
2 # (lb en usually in the plural) The pain of labour#Noun or
childbirth; the suffering#Noun of death.
3 Any severe pang or spasm, especially an outburst#Noun of
feeling#Noun; a paroxysm.
4 (lb en figuratively usually in the plural) A hard#Adjective
struggle#Noun, especially one associated#Adjective with the
beginning#Noun or finishing#Noun of a task#Noun.
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To cause#Verb (someone) to feel#Verb throe#Noun,
as if in childbirth; to put#Verb in agony.
2 (lb en intransitive) To feel throes; to struggle#Verb in
extreme#Adjective pain#Noun; to be in agony; to agonize.
n.
(synonym of en froe t=a cleaving#Adjective cleaving tool#Noun tool
for split#Verb splitting cask#Noun cask stave#Noun staves and
shingle#Noun shingles from a block#Noun block of wood#Noun wood)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
throe
Englanti n.
tuska, kärsimys
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Throe /θɹˈəʊ/
الألم
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
throe //θɹoʊ// //θɹəʊ//
1. родилни болки
pain of labour or childbirth
2. спазъм
severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die
3. агония
suffering of death
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
throe //θɹoʊ// //θɹəʊ//
агонизирам
to feel throes; to struggle in extreme pain
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
throe /θɹˈəʊ/
bolest
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
throe /θɹˈəʊ/
Agonie
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
throe //θɹoʊ// //θɹəʊ//
kouristus
severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
throe /θɹˈəʊ/
jaki bolovi, muka
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
throe /θɹˈəʊ/
1. heves fájdalom
2. fájdalom
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
throe /θɹˈəʊ/
1. şiddetli ağrı, sancı
2. elem, dert, sızı, Istırap
3. (çoğ.) doğum veya ölüm sancısı
4. (çoğ.) çabalama. be in the throes of death can çekişmek.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 剧痛,阵痛;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 产痛,挣扎,痛苦,剧痛
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