English noun: throe | |||
| 1. | throe (state) severe spasm of pain | ||
| Samples | The throes of dying. The throes of childbirth. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agony, excruciation, suffering | ||
| 2. | throe (state) hard or painful trouble or struggle | ||
| Samples | A country in the throes of economic collapse. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distress | ||