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Lather

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Noun

1. lather, soapsuds, suds

the froth produced by soaps or detergents

2. fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither

agitation resulting from active worry

Example Sentences:
'don't get in a stew'
'he's in a sweat about exams'

3. lather

a workman who puts up laths

4. lather

the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)

Verb

5. flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip

beat severely with a whip or rod

Example Sentences:
'The teacher often flogged the students'
'The children were severely trounced'

6. lather

form a lather

Example Sentences:
'The shaving cream lathered'

7. lather

exude sweat or lather

Example Sentences:
'this unfit horse lathers easily'

8. lather, soap

rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lather

see synonyms of lather
noun
1. 
foam or froth formed by the action of soap or a detergent in water
2. 
foam formed by other liquid, such as the sweat of a horse
3. informal
a state of agitation or excitement
verb
4. 
to coat or become coated with lather
5. (intransitive)
to form a lather

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Lather

see synonyms of lather
noun
1. 
the foam or froth formed by soap or other detergent in water
2. 
foamy sweat, as that on a racehorse
3.  US, Slang
an excited or agitated state
verb transitive
4. 
to cover with lather
5.  Informal
to flog soundly
verb intransitive
6. 
to form, or become covered with, lather

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lather

see synonyms of lather
n.
1. A foam formed by soap or detergent agitated in water, as in washing or shaving.
2. Froth formed by profuse sweating, as on a horse.
3. Informal A condition of anxious or heated discomposure; agitation: The students were in a lather over the proposed restrictions.
v. lath·ered, lath·er·ing, lath·ers
v.tr.
1. To spread with or as if with lather.
2. Informal To give a beating to; whip.
v.intr.
1. To produce lather; foam.
2. To become coated with lather.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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