throe, earlier (Shakespeare, Spenser) throw or throwe /thrō/, or (Scot) thraw /thrö/

1. A spasm
2. A paroxysm
3. A pang or pain, esp a birth-pang

To subject to pangs

To suffer pangs

in the throes

1. In the struggle (of), struggling (with)
2. In the thick (of)
3. In travail

• Haversian canals
• haversine
• haversines
• haves
• have seen service
• have shot one's bolt
• have someone by the balls
• have someone by the short and curlies
• have someone on toast
• have someone over a barrel
• have someone's back
• have someone's ear
• have someone's guts
• have someone's guts for garters
• have someone's measure
• have someone's number
• have something against
• have something going for one
• have taped
• have the advantage of
• have the ball at one's feet
• have the best of it
• have the black ox tread on one's foot
• have the bulge on someone
• have the cards stacked against