lather

Speech parts

1. lather - Noun

2. lather - Verb

Meaning

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.

To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.

To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

welt suds flog soap slash sweat whip strap stew fret lash trounce soapsuds swither wash
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Antonyms

soil foul dirt dirty mess feces
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Hypernyms

workman sparkle fizz beat clean foam

Hyponyms

birch cat switch leather scourge cowhide

Phrases with the word

in a lather lather, rinse, repeat all of a lather get in a lather lather cream lather foam

Derivatives

lathered lathering

Anagrams

halter thaler Hartel Hartle rathel relath Thrale

Examples

The teacher often flogged the students Source: Internet

The children were severely trounced Source: Internet

don't get in a stew Source: Internet

he's in a sweat about exams Source: Internet

this unfit horse lathers easily Source: Internet

The shaving cream lathered Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Lathem latheman lathen lather cream lather foam lather gel