lather

lath·er

L0062600 (lăth′ər)n.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.v. lath·ered, lath·er·ing, lath·ers v.tr.1. To spread with or as if with lather.2. Informal To give a beating to; whip.v.intr.1. To produce lather; foam.2. To become coated with lather.

[Probably from Middle English latheren, to wash or soak clothes, from Old English lēthran, to cover with lather; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]

lath′er·er n.lath′er·y adj.

lather

(ˈlɑːðə; ˈlæ-) n1. foam or froth formed by the action of soap or a detergent in water2. foam formed by other liquid, such as the sweat of a horse3. informal a state of agitation or excitementvb4. to coat or become coated with lather5. (intr) to form a lather[Old English lēathor soap; related to Old Norse lauthr foam] ˈlathery adj

lath•er

(ˈlæð ər)
n. 1. foam or froth made by a detergent, esp. soap, stirred or rubbed in water. 2. foam or froth formed in profuse sweating, as on a horse. 3. Informal. a state of excitement, agitation, or the like. v.i. 4. to form a lather: a soap that lathers well. 5. to become covered with lather, as a horse. v.t. 6. to apply lather to; cover with lather. 7. Informal. to beat or whip. [before 950; Middle English; Old English lēathor soap] lath′er•er, n. lath′er•y, adj.

lather

Past participle: lathered
Gerund: lathering

Imperative
lather
lather

Present
I lather
you lather
he/she/it lathers
we lather
you lather
they lather

Preterite
I lathered
you lathered
he/she/it lathered
we lathered
you lathered
they lathered

Present Continuous
I am lathering
you are lathering
he/she/it is lathering
we are lathering
you are lathering
they are lathering

Present Perfect
I have lathered
you have lathered
he/she/it has lathered
we have lathered
you have lathered
they have lathered

Past Continuous
I was lathering
you were lathering
he/she/it was lathering
we were lathering
you were lathering
they were lathering

Past Perfect
I had lathered
you had lathered
he/she/it had lathered
we had lathered
you had lathered
they had lathered

Future
I will lather
you will lather
he/she/it will lather
we will lather
you will lather
they will lather

Future Perfect
I will have lathered
you will have lathered
he/she/it will have lathered
we will have lathered
you will have lathered
they will have lathered

Future Continuous
I will be lathering
you will be lathering
he/she/it will be lathering
we will be lathering
you will be lathering
they will be lathering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lathering
you have been lathering
he/she/it has been lathering
we have been lathering
you have been lathering
they have been lathering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lathering
you will have been lathering
he/she/it will have been lathering
we will have been lathering
you will have been lathering
they will have been lathering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lathering
you had been lathering
he/she/it had been lathering
we had been lathering
you had been lathering
they had been lathering

Conditional
I would lather
you would lather
he/she/it would lather
we would lather
you would lather
they would lather

Past Conditional
I would have lathered
you would have lathered
he/she/it would have lathered
we would have lathered
you would have lathered
they would have lathered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lather - the froth produced by soaps or detergentssoapsuds, sudsshaving cream, shaving soap - toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shavingfoam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"
	2.	lather - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"fret, stew, swither, sweatagitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
	3.	lather - a workman who puts up lathsworking man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
	4.	lather - the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer had a thick head of foam"
Verb	1.	lather - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"flog, lash, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strapbeat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"flagellate, scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"leather - whip with a leather straphorsewhip - whip with a whip intended for horsesswitch - flog with or as if with a flexible rodcowhide - flog with a cowhidecat - beat with a cat-o'-nine-tailsbirch - whip with a birch twig
	2.	lather - form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
	3.	lather - exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily"froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"
	4.	lather - rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaningsoapcleanse, clean - clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

lather

noun1. froth, soap, bubbles, foam, suds, soapsuds He wiped of the lather with a towel.2. (Informal) fluster, state (informal), sweat, fever, fuss, flap (informal), stew (informal), dither (chiefly Brit.), twitter (informal), tizzy (informal), pother 'I'm not going to get into a lather over this defeat,' said the manager.verb1. froth, soap, foam The shampoo lathers so much it's difficult to rinse it all out.

lather

noun1. A mass of bubbles in or on the surface of a liquid:foam, froth, head, spume, suds, yeast.2. Moisture excreted through the pores of the skin:perspiration, sweat.3. Informal. A state of discomposure:agitation, dither, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, turmoil, upset.Informal: stew.verb1. To form or cause to form foam:bubble, cream, effervesce, fizz, foam, froth, spume, suds, yeast.2. To excrete moisture through the pores of the skin:perspire, sweat.

Translations

汗沫泡沫

lather

(ˈlaːðə) noun1. foam made up of soap bubbles. Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.泡沫2. a foam of sweat appearing eg on a horse's neck. （马等）汗沫

lather

be in a lather

To be very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam is in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told mom that we'll get there on time, but she's still in a lather about us leaving behind schedule.See also: lather

get into a lather

To be very nervous, distressed, or upset. Don't get into a lather just because you don't think your job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's gotten into a lather about us leaving behind schedule.See also: get, lather

lather up

1. To cover someone, something, or oneself with a lather or foam, typically from soap. In this form, a noun or pronoun can be used between "lather" and "up." Make sure you lather your hair up really thoroughly to wash out any excess dye. Our dog never sits still when we try to lather him up for his bath. To save on water, I always turn the shower off while I lather up.2. To produce a thick volume of suds when vigorously rubbed or mixed together. I always hate washing with shower soap that doesn't lather up—I just don't feel like it gets me clean! Once the mixture lathers up, apply it evenly across the entire area of the stain.3. To cover someone, something, or oneself with sunscreen. Make sure you lather the kids up before they go down to the beach. A lot of people forget to lather up when they go skiing because it's typically cold out, but the sun is even more dangerous out on the slopes!4. Of a horse, to produce a lot of sweat that develops into a foam, used to cool the horse down in the heat or after strenuous activity. By the end of the long ride, I was covered in dust and my horse was well lathered up.See also: lather, up

in a lather

Very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam is in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's still in a lather about us leaving behind schedule.See also: lather

work (oneself) into a lather

To become very nervous, distressed, or upset. Don't work yourself into a lather just because you don't think your job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she's worked herself into a lather about us leaving behind schedule.See also: lather, work

lathered (up)

1. Totally covered in some liquid or foamy substance, such as soap suds or cream. Everyone in the bachelorette party was busy getting lathered up in fake tan ahead of the night out on the town. Make sure the kids are lathered in sun block before you let them go out on the beach.2. slang Drunk. The flight attendant was fired for getting lathered in the middle of a flight. Tom kept buying us rounds of drinks, so we stayed pretty lathered up the whole night.See also: lather

get in(to) a lather

To become very nervous, distressed, or upset. Sam got in a lather because she doesn't think her job interview went well. I told Mom that we'll get there on time, but she still got into a lather about us leaving behind schedule.See also: get, lather

*in a lather

Fig. flustered; excited and agitated. (*Typically: be ~; get [into] ~.) Now, calm down. Don't be in a lather. I always get in a lather when I'm late. I get into a lather easily.See also: lather

lather something up

to apply thick soapsuds to something, such as part of the body or all of it. He lathered his face up in preparation for shaving. He lathered up his face.See also: lather, up

lather up

1. [for a horse] to develop a foam of sweat from working very hard. The horses lathered up heavily during the race. Don't let your horse lather up! 2. [for soap] to develop thick suds when rubbed in water. This soap won't lather up, even when I rub it hard. When the soap lathers up, spread the lather on your face and rub. 3. and lather oneself up [for one] to apply soap lather to one's body. He will spend a few minutes lathering himself up before he rinses. He lathered up and then shaved.See also: lather, up

work oneself (up) into a lather

and work oneself (up) into a sweat 1. and work up a sweat Lit. to work very hard and sweat very much. (In the way that a horse works up a lather.) Don't work yourself up into a lather. We don't need to finish this today. I worked myself into a sweat getting this stuff ready. 2. . Fig. to get excited or angry. (An elaboration of work oneself up to something.) Now, now, don't work yourself up into a lather. He had worked himself into such a sweat, I was afraid he would have a stroke.See also: lather, work

in a lather

Also, in a state. Agitated and anxious, as in Don't get yourself in a lather over this, or She was in a state over the flight cancellation. The first term alludes to the frothy sweat of a horse, the second to an upset state of mind. [Early 1800s] For a synonym, see in a stew. See also: lather

in a lather

INFORMALIf someone is in a lather, they are very angry, worried or upset about something. `Brenda!' she shouted, in a great lather. `It's happened again!' Note: You can also say that someone gets into a lather or works themselves up into a lather. What's she getting into a lather about now? You have spent the past six months worrying and working yourself up into a lather over situations which are really none of your business. Note: When horses get very hot, the sweat on their coats sometimes forms a foamy substance called lather. See also: lather

get into a ˈlather

work yourself into a ˈlather

(British English, informal) get anxious or angry about something, especially when it is not necessary: Look, don’t worry! There’s no point getting yourself into a lather over this!The idiom originally described the heavy sweat that you can see on the coat of a horse that has run very hard as a mass of white bubbles, like lather, the bubbles produced by mixing soap with water.See also: get, lather

in a ˈlather

(British English, informal) in a nervous, angry or excited state: What’s going on? Chris has just come rushing into my office all in a lather, saying something about a lost report.See also: lather

lather up

v.1. To cover some surface with lather or foam: He lathered up his chin and shaved the stubble. She lathered her hair up with the new shampoo.2. To produce or become filled or covered with lather or foam: This shaving cream lathers up as soon as you put it on your skin.See also: lather, up

lathered

(ˈlæðɚd) mod. alcohol intoxicated. The two brothers sat there and got lathered. See also: lather

work oneself (up) into a lather

1. tv. to work very hard and sweat very much. (In the way that a horse works up a lather.) Don’t work yourself up into a lather. We don’t need to finish this today. 2. tv. to get excited or angry. (An elaboration of work oneself up to something.) Now, now, don’t work yourself up into a lather. See also: lather, up, work

work oneself into a lather

verbSee work oneself up into a latherSee also: lather, work

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noun froth

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noun fluster

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verb froth

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noun a mass of bubbles in or on the surface of a liquid

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noun moisture excreted through the pores of the skin

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noun a state of discomposure

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verb to form or cause to form foam

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verb to excrete moisture through the pores of the skin

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noun the froth produced by soaps or detergents

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noun agitation resulting from active worry

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noun a workman who puts up laths

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

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verb beat severely with a whip or rod

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verb form a lather

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verb exude sweat or lather

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verb rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

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