HyperDic: lather

English > 8 senses of the word *lather*:
NOUN	object	lather, soapsuds, suds	the froth produced by soaps or detergents
	state	lather, fret, stew, sweat, swither	agitation resulting from active worry
	person	lather	a workman who puts up laths
	object	lather	the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
VERB	contact	lather, flog, welt, whip, lash, slash, strap, trounce	beat severely with a whip or rod
	change	lather	form a lather
	body	lather	exude sweat or lather
	body	lather, soap	rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

lather > pronunciation
Sounds	lae'dher
Rhymes	altogether ... zither: 43 rhymes with dher...

English > *lather*: 8 senses > noun 1, object
Meaning	The froth produced by soaps or detergents.
Synonyms	soapsuds, suds
Narrower	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
Broader	foam, froth	A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid / liquid
Spanish	bálago, espuma, jabonadura
Catalan	sabonera
Adjectives	lathery	resembling lather / lather or covered with lather / lather
Verbs	lather	rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
Verbs	lather	form a lather

English > *lather*: 8 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	agitation resulting from active worry.
Synonyms	fret, stew, sweat, swither
Broader	agitation	A mental state of extreme / extreme emotional disturbance
Spanish	inquietud, intranquilidad, malestar, preocupación
Catalan	inquietud, intranquilitat, malestar, preocupació

English > *lather*: 8 senses > noun 3, person
Meaning	A workman who puts up laths.
Broader	workman, workingman, working man, working person	An employee who performs manual or industrial labor
Spanish	tornerno, tornero

English > *lather*: 8 senses > noun 4, object
Meaning	The foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse).
Broader	foam, froth	A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid / liquid
Adjectives	lathery	resembling lather / lather or covered with lather / lather
Verbs	lather	rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
Verbs	lather	form a lather

English > *lather*: 8 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Beat severely with a whip or rod.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They want to lather the prisoners
Synonyms	flog, welt, whip, lash, slash, strap, trounce
Narrower	birch	Whip with a birch twig
	cat	Beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
	cowhide	flog with a cowhide
	flagellate, scourge	Whip
	horsewhip	Whip with a whip intended for horses
	leather	Whip with a leather strap
	switch	flog with or as if with a flexible rod
Broader	beat, beat up, work over	Give a beating to
Spanish	azotar, flagelar, fustigar
Catalan	assotar, fuetejar, fustigar

English > *lather*: 8 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	form a lather.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The shaving cream lathered"
Broader	foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles	Become bubbly or frothy or foaming
Catalan	ensabonar
Nouns	lather	the froth produced by soaps or detergents
Nouns	lather	the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)

English > *lather*: 8 senses > verb 3, body
Meaning	Exude sweat or lather.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"this unfit horse lathers easily"
Broader	froth	Exude or expel foam

English > *lather*: 8 senses > verb 4, body
Meaning	rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Did he lather his foot?
Synonym	soap
Entails	wash, lave	cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
Broader	cleanse, clean	clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
Spanish	enjabonarse, enjabonar, jabonarse, jabonar
Catalan	ensabonar-se, ensabonar
Nouns	lather	the froth produced by soaps or detergents
Nouns	lather	the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)

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