Sekirov Dictionary

lather

UK /ˈlɑː.ðə/US /ˈlæð.ɚ/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 1

noun3

•
The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
- Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed. — 1922
Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
A state of agitation.

verb3

•
To cover with lather.
- I lathered my body with lavender-scented soap.
•
To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
- I woke Corporal Honda to see to the horse. Heavily lathered and breathing hard, it had obviously come a long way at high speed. — 1997
To beat or whip.

forms

lathered · lathering · lathers

Phrases with lather

lather up
To lather; to cover with suds

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