FOAM


Meaning of FOAM in English

n.

Function: intransitive verb

Date: before 12th century

1 a : to produce or form foam b : to froth at the mouth especially in anger broadly : to be angry

2 : to gush out in foam

3 : to become covered with or as if with foam <streets ⋯ foam ing with life ― Thomas Wolfe>

transitive verb

1 : to cause to foam specifically : to cause air bubbles to form in

2 : to convert (as a plastic) into a foam

– foam · able \ ' f ō -m ə -b ə l \ adjective

– foam · er \ f ō -m ə r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.