Associations to the word «Lather»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
LATHER, noun. The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
LATHER, noun. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
LATHER, noun. A state of agitation.
LATHER, verb. (transitive) To cover with lather.
LATHER, verb. (transitive) To beat or whip.
LATHER, verb. (intransitive) To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
LATHER UP, verb. (transitive) To lather; to cover with suds
Dictionary definition
LATHER, noun. The froth produced by soaps or detergents.
LATHER, noun. Agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams".
LATHER, noun. A workman who puts up laths.
LATHER, noun. The foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse).
LATHER, verb. Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced".
LATHER, verb. Form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered".
LATHER, verb. Exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily".
LATHER, verb. Rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.