Noun
A
severe
pang
or
spasm
of
pain
,
especially
one
experienced
when
the
uterus
contracts
during
childbirth
,
or
when
a
person
is
about
to
die
.
Verb
To
cause
(
someone
)
to
feel
throes
,
as
if
in
childbirth
;
to
put
in
agony
.