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1. (n.) lather
foam or froth made by a detergent, esp. soap, stirred or rubbed in water.
2. lather
foam or froth formed in profuse sweating, as on a horse.
3. lather
Informal. a state of excitement, agitation, or the like.
4. (v.i.) lather
to form a lather:
a soap that lathers well.
5. lather
to become covered with lather, as a horse.
6. (v.t.) lather
to apply lather to; cover with lather.
7. lather
Informal. to beat or whip.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME; OE lēathor soap)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) soapsuds, suds, lather
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
2. (noun) fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither
agitation resulting from active worry
"don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
3. (noun) lather
a workman who puts up laths
4. (verb) lather
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
5. (verb) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
6. (verb) lather
form a lather
"The shaving cream lathered"
7. (verb) lather
exude sweat or lather
"this unfit horse lathers easily"
8. (verb) soap, lather
rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) lather
foam or froth made by soap moistened with water
2. (noun) lather
foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse
3. (noun) lather
to spread over with lather; as, to lather the face
4. (verb) lather
to form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse
5. (verb) lather
to beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog
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Sense: foam made up of soap bubbles
Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.
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 Afrikaans: seepskuim |
 Arabic: رَغْوَه |
 Bulgarian: пяна |
 Brazilian: espuma |
 Czech: pěna |
 German: der Seifenschaum |
 Danish: skum |
 Greek: αφρός |
 Spanish: espuma |
 Estonian: seebivaht |
 Farsi: کف صابون |
 Finnish: vaahto |
 French: mousse |
 Hebrew: קֶצֶף |
 Hindi: झाग बनाना |
 Croatian: sapunica |
 Hungarian: szappanhab |
 Indonesian: busa sabun |
 Icelandic: sápa; froða |
 Italian: schiuma (di sapone) |
 Japanese: あわ |
 Korean: 비누거품 |
 Lithuanian: putos |
 Latvian: ziepju putas |
 Malay: buih |
 Dutch: zeepsop |
 Norwegian: (såpe)skum |
 Polish: piana |
 Persian: کف صابون |
 Pashto: د صابون قپ |
 Portuguese: espuma |
 Romanian: clăbuc |
 Russian: мыльная пена |
 Slovak: mydlová pena |
 Slovenian: milna pena |
 Serbian: pena |
 Swedish: lödder |
 Thai: ฟองสบู่ |
 Turkish: köpük |
 Taiwanese: 泡沫 |
 Ukrainian: мильна піна |
 Urdu: صابن وغیرہ کا جھاگ |
 Vietnamese: bọt xà phòng |
 Chinese: 泡沫 |
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