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Synonyms of thole

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Another word for thole is tholepin. Other synonyms of thole are ache, anguish, agonize, hurt and pain.

Synonyms and similar words for thole

verbTo suffer.

  • acheTo suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
  • anguishTo suffer pain.
  • agonizeTo writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
  • hurtTo be painful.
  • pain IndiaTo feel pain; to hurt.
  • passionTo suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
  • sufferTo feel pain.
  • wark British, dialectalTo be in pain; ache.
  • wring figurativelyTo experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
  • throe obsoleteTo feel throes; to struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.

verbTo endure, to put up with, to tolerate.

  • brookTo bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
  • live with
  • abear
  • abideTo bear patiently.
  • aby British, dialectalTo endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
  • accept
  • allow
  • bearTo endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
  • bide dialectal
  • dree British, dialectalTo bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
  • endureTo tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
  • forbear
  • go along withTo acquiesce to or comply with a proposal, despite lacking a desire or value for it.
  • passTo live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
  • pocket
  • pouch
  • put up withTo endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.
  • stand
  • stickTo tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
  • stomach
  • swallowTo put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
  • take
  • take sitting downTo tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action.
  • tolerate
  • undergang British, dialectalTo undergo; pass through; endure.
  • undergoTo suffer or endure; bear with.

nounA pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.

  • oarlockA usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.
  • rowlock
  • tholepinA thole.

nounA pin, or handle, of the snath (shaft) of a scythe.

  • nibOne of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.

Meaning of thole

  1. verb To suffer.
  2. verb To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.
  3. noun A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.

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Questions about synonyms of thole

What is another word for thole?
Thole has 40 synonyms on Word.ws, such as tholepin, ache, anguish, agonize, hurt, pain, passion and suffer.
What does thole mean?
Thole means to suffer.

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