lather

nouns

the froth produced by soaps or detergents

lather, soapsuds, suds

is derived from

agitation resulting from active worry

"don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"

fret, lather, stew, sweat, swither

a workman who puts up laths

lather

is a type of (narrower)

an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)

lather

is a type of (narrower)

a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

"the beer had a thick head of foam"

beat severely with a whip or rod

"The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip

form a lather

"The shaving cream lathered"

lather

is a type of (narrower)

become bubbly or frothy or foaming

"The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

exude sweat or lather

"this unfit horse lathers easily"

lather

is a type of (narrower)

exude or expel foam

"the angry man was frothing at the mouth"

rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

lather, soap