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Noun lather has 4 senses
- soapsuds, suds, lather - the froth produced by soaps or detergents
--1 is a kind of foam, froth
--1 has particulars: shaving cream, shaving soap
- fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
--2 is a kind of agitation
- lather - a workman who puts up laths
--3 is a kind of workman, working man, working person
- lather - the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
--4 is a kind of foam, froth
Verb lather has 4 senses
- lather - cover with soap; "lather your body when you shower"
--1 is one way to cover
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
--2 is one way to beat, beat up, work over
Sample sentence:
They want to lather the prisoners
- lather - form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"
--3 is one way to foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- soap, lather - rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
--4 is one way to cleanse, clean
Sample sentence:
Did he lather his foot?
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