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lather

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lather

1
 nv
the froth produced by soaps or detergents
form a lather
2
 n
agitation resulting from active worry
3
 n
a workman who puts up laths
4
 v
beat severely with a whip or rod
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lather
1

n the froth produced by soaps or detergents

Synonyms:
soapsuds, suds
Types:
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
Type of:
foam, froth
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

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

Type of:
foam, froth
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

v form a lather

“The shaving cream lathered”
Type of:
effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle
become bubbly or frothy or foaming

v exude sweat or lather

“this unfit horse lathers easily”
Type of:
froth
exude or expel foam

v rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

Synonyms:
soap
Type of:
clean, cleanse
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
2

n agitation resulting from active worry

Synonyms:
fret, stew, sweat, swither
Type of:
agitation
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
3

n a workman who puts up laths

Type of:
working man, working person, workingman, workman
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
4

v beat severely with a whip or rod

Synonyms:
flog, lash, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip
Types:
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flagellate, scourge
whip
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
Type of:
beat, beat up, work over
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
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