Definition of lather Lather
/læˈðɚ/ - [lather] - lath•er
We found 22 definitions of lather from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: lathers |
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| lather - the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) | ||
| froth, foam a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam" | ||
| lather - a workman who puts up laths | ||
| lather - the froth produced by soaps or detergents | ||
| soapsuds, suds | ||
| froth, foam a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam" | ||
| lather - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" | ||
| fret, stew, sweat, swither | ||
| agitation the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | ||
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| 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" | ||
| lather - exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily" | ||
| froth exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth" | ||
| lather - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" | ||
| flog, welt, whip, lash, slash, strap, trounce | ||
| work over, beat up, beat gather; "drum up support" | ||
| flagellate, scourge whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" | ||
| leather whip with a leather strap | ||
| horsewhip whip with a whip intended for horses | ||
| switch make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" | ||
| cowhide flog with a cowhide | ||
| cat beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails | ||
| birch whip with a birch twig | ||
| lather - rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning | ||
| soap | ||
| lave, wash wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore" | ||
| cleanse, clean clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- lather (n.)
Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water. - lather (n.)
Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. - lather (n.)
To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face. - lather (v. i.)
To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse. - lather (v. t.)
To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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lather
lath′ėr, n. a foam or froth made with water and soap: froth from sweat.—v.t. to spread over with lather.—v.i. to form a lather: to become frothy. [A.S. leáðor, lather; Ice. lauðr, foam.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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lather
To beat or drub soundly.
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