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lather
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lath·er  (lr)
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.

[Probably from Middle English latheren, to wash or soak clothes, from Old English lthran, to cover with lather; see leu()- in Indo-European roots.]

lather·er n.
lather·y adj.

lather
Noun
1. foam formed by soap or detergent in water
2. foamy sweat, as produced by a horse
3. Informal a state of agitation
Verb
1. to coat or become coated with lather
2. to form a lather
3. Informal to beat; flog [Old English lēathor soap]
lathery adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.latherlather - the froth produced by soaps or detergents
shaving cream, shaving soap - toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving
foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"
2.latherlather - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
3.lather - a workman who puts up laths
working man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
4.lather - the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"
Verb1.latherlather - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
leather - whip with a leather strap
horsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horses
switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod
cowhide - flog with a cowhide
cat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
birch - whip with a birch twig
2.lather - form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"
effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
3.lather - exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily"
froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"
4.lather - rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
cleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

lather
noun 2. (Informal) fluster, state (informal) sweat, fever, fuss, flap (informal) stew (informal) dither chiefly Brit. twitter (informal) tizzy (informal) pother
verb 3. froth, soap, foam
Translations

lather [ˈlɑːðəʳ] nespuma (de jabón)
vtenjabonar
lather [ˈlɑːðəʳ] nmousse f (de savon)
vtsavonner
vimousser
lather [ˈlɑːðəʳ] n(Seifen)schaum m
vteinschäumen
lather [ˈlɑːðəʳ] nschiuma di sapone
vtinsaponare
vifar schiuma

lather
n lather [ˈlaːðə]
1 foam made up of soap bubbles Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.seepskuimرَغْوَهпянаpěnaskumder Seifenschaumαφρόςespumaseebivahtکف صابونvaahtomousseקֶצֶףझाग बनानाsapunicaszappanhabbusa sabunsápa; froðaschiuma (di sapone)あわ비누 거품putosziepju putasbuihzeepsop(såpe)skumpianaespumaclăbucмыльная пенаmydlová penamilna penapenalödderฟองสบู่köpük泡沫мильна пінаصابن وغیرہ کا جھاگbọt xà phòng
2 a foam of sweat appearing eg on a horse's neck. skuimعَرَق أو رَغوَه عل رقَبَة الحِصانпянаpěnaskumschäumender Schweißαφρός ιδρώτα (π.χ. για άλογο)sudor(higi)vahtکف دهان اسبvaahtoécumeקֶצֶףझाग से भर देनाkonjski znojtajtékbusa keringat(löður)svitischiumaあわ汗(말 등의) 거품 같은 땀putosputas (uz zirga)peluhschuimig zweetskumsvettepianaespumaspumăпенаpenapenapena na konjskom vratulödderฟองเหงื่อköpük(馬等)汗沫піна, милоگھوڑے کا کف نما پسینہmồ hôi ngựa

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