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Meaning of 'lather' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lather [ n.]
- Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
- Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
- To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
2 . Lather [ v. i.]
- To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.
3 . Lather [ v. t.]
- To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.

Meaning of 'lather' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lather [ n]
Meaning (1):
- agitation resulting from active worry
Example in sentence:
  • don't get in a stew;
  • he's in a sweat about exams
2 . lather [ v]
Meaning (2):
- beat severely with a whip or rod
Example in sentence:
  • The children were severely trounced;
  • The teacher often flogged the students
Meaning (3):
- form a lather
Example in sentence:
  • The shaving cream lathered
Meaning (4):
- exude sweat or lather
Example in sentence:
  • this unfit horse lathers easily

Nearby Words:

lat latakia latch latched latchet latching latchkey latchstring late lated

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