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Meaning of lather

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  lather
      n 1: the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: {soapsuds},
           {suds}, {lather}]
      2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew";
         "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: {fret}, {stew}, {sweat},
         {lather}, {swither}]
      3: a workman who puts up laths
      4: the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse)
      v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often
           flogged the students"; "The children were severely
           trounced" [syn: {flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash},
           {slash}, {strap}, {trounce}]
      2: form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"
      3: exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily"
      4: rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning [syn:
         {soap}, {lather}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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