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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lath•er1 /ˈlæðɚ/USA pronunciation n. - foam or froth made by a detergent, esp. soap, stirred or rubbed in water: [uncountable]soapy lather.[countable* singular]work the soap into a good lather.
- foam or froth formed by sweating a great deal, as a horse does: [uncountable]Wipe down the horse's lather.[countable* singular]The horse was in a lather after the race.
- [Informal.]a state of excitement, agitation, or the like:[countable* singular]She's in a lather because the taxi is late.
v. - to form a lather:[no object]a soap that lathers well.
- to apply lather to;
cover with lather:[~ + object]Lather your face before shaving.
lath•er•y, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lath•er1 (laᵺ′ər),USA pronunciation n. - foam or froth made by a detergent, esp. soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- foam or froth formed in profuse sweating, as on a horse.
- [Informal.]a state of excitement, agitation, nervous tension, or the like:He was in a lather over my delay.
v.i. - to form a lather:a soap that lathers well.
- to become covered with lather, as a horse.
v.t. - to apply lather to;
cover with lather:He lathered his face before shaving. - [Informal.]to beat or whip.
- bef. 950; Middle English; Old English lēathor soap; cognate with Old Norse lauthr (Icelandic löthur) lather, foam
- a worker who puts up laths.
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