LATHER


Meaning of LATHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lɑ:ðə(r), læðə(r) ]

( lathers, lathering, lathered)

1.

A lather is a white mass of bubbles which is produced by mixing a substance such as soap or washing powder with water.

...the sort of water that easily makes a lather with soap...

He wiped off the remains of the lather with a towel.

N-SING

2.

When a substance such as soap or washing powder lathers , it produces a white mass of bubbles because it has been mixed with water.

The shampoo lathers and foams so much it’s very hard to rinse it all out.

VERB : V

3.

If you lather something, you rub a substance such as soap or washing powder on it until a lather is produced, in order to clean it.

Lather your hair as normal...

For super-soft skin, lather on a light body lotion before you bathe.

VERB : V n , V n with adv , also V n prep

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