lather

(lăÞˈər)

1. A foam formed by soap or detergent agitated in water, as in washing or shaving.
2. Froth formed by profuse sweating, as on a horse.
3. Informal A condition of anxious or heated discomposure; agitation: The students were in a lather over the proposed restrictions.

1. To spread with or as if with lather.
2. Informal To give a beating to; whip.

1. To produce lather; foam.
2. To become coated with lather.

Related Forms:

• lathˈer·er noun

• lathˈer·y adjective