| lather | (n) a workman who puts up laths |
| lather | (n) the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) |
| lather | (v) form a lather |
| lather | (v) exude sweat or lather |
| lathery | (adj) resembling lather or covered with lather, Syn. sudsy |
| flog | (v) beat severely with a whip or rod, Syn. whip, slash, welt, lash, strap, trounce, lather |
| fret | (n) agitation resulting from active worry, Syn. stew, swither, lather, sweat |
| soap | (v) rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning, Syn. lather |
| soapsuds | (n) the froth produced by soaps or detergents, Syn. suds, lather |
| Lather | n. [ AS. leáðor niter, in leáðorwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lauðr; perh. akin to E. lye. ] 1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lather | v. i. To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lather | v. t. [ Cf. Leather. ] To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lather | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lathered p. pr. & vb. n. Lathering. ] [ AS. lēðrian to lather, anoint. See Lather, n. ] To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face. [ 1913 Webster ] |
