transitive. To be subjected or exposed to (something evil); to be afflicted with; to have to bear, suffer, endure, undergo.

intransitive. To suffer, to endure pain or (occasionally) penance. (In later use merged with sense 4.) Obsolete (archaic in later use).

passive. To be placed in a certain (evil or difficult) plight or condition; to be burdened with (sickness), beset with (enemies, etc.). Obsolete.

transitive. To undergo, bear, sustain (continuous pain, opposition, hardship, or annoyance); (sometimes more narrowly) to undergo without succumbing…

intransitive. figurative. To suffer emotional pain, to be tormented. Chiefly in to well in woe. Obsolete.

intransitive. To be burdened, distressed, or overwhelmed, as by disease, pain, etc.; to struggle under some disadvantage or defect. Frequently with…

transitive. To cause (a person) anxiety or worry; to trouble. Chiefly in passive: to be anxious, worried, or troubled by something.

A period considered with reference to one's personal experience, characterized as being enjoyable, unpleasant, etc.; an experience of a specified…

to have the wind in one's face (and variants): to encounter resistance or opposition from, or as though from, a head wind. Obsolete.

to be on (also at) the receiving end: to be the (unfortunate) recipient of some action, event, etc.; to be subjected to something unpleasant.

slang. to feel the draught: to be seriously troubled or inconvenienced; to feel insecure, esp. financially.

to have (one's) ass in a sling, etc.: (see quot. 1960); to be in trouble. Cf. ass, n.2, arse. U.S. slang.

Phrases. to put to lumber: to put in pawn or pledge. to be in lumber (slang): to be imprisoned; also, to be in trouble.