Associations to the word «Lather»

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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.