Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lather 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  lather 
 
  Sense  2 
  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce 
  =>  flagellate,  scourge 
  =>  horsewhip 
  =>  cowhide 
  =>  cat 
  =>  birch 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lather 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  lather 
 
  Sense  2 
  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce 
  =>  flagellate,  scourge 
  =>  horsewhip 
  =>  cowhide 
  =>  cat 
  =>  birch 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lather 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  lather 
 
  Sense  4 
  soap,  lather 
  =>  wash,  lave 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lather 
 
  4  senses  of  lather 
 
  Sense  1 
  soap,  lather 
  =>  cover 
 
  Sense  2 
  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce 
  =>  beat  beat  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  lather 
  =>  foam,  froth,  spume,  suds 
 
  Sense  4 
  soap,  lather 
  =>  cleanse,  clean 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lather 
 
  lather  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lather 
 
  Sense  1 
  soap,  lather 
  =>  cover 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce 
  =>  beat  beat  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  lather 
  =>  foam,  froth,  spume,  suds 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  soap,  lather 
  =>  cleanse,  clean 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lather 
  blather 
  lather 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lather 
 
  The  noun  lather  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  soapsuds,  suds,  lather  --  (the  froth  produced  by  soaps  or  detergents) 
  2.  fret,  stew,  sweat,  lather,  swither  --  (agitation  resulting  from  active  worry;  "don't  get  in  a  stew";  "he's  in  a  sweat  about  exams") 
  3.  lather  --  (a  workman  who  puts  up  laths) 
  4.  lather  --  (the  foam  resulting  from  excessive  sweating  (as  on  a  horse)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lather 
 
  The  verb  lather  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  soap,  lather  --  (cover  with  soap) 
  2.  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce  --  (beat  severely  with  a  whip  or  rod;  "The  teacher  often  flogged  the  students";  "The  children  were  severely  trounced") 
  3.  lather  --  (form  a  lather;  "The  shaving  cream  lathered") 
  4.  soap,  lather  --  (rub  soap  all  over  usually  with  the  purpose  of  cleaning) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  lather 
 
  The  noun  lather  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  soapsuds,  suds,  lather  --  (the  froth  produced  by  soaps  or  detergents) 
  2.  fret,  stew,  sweat,  lather,  swither  --  (agitation  resulting  from  active  worry;  "don't  get  in  a  stew";  "he's  in  a  sweat  about  exams") 
  3.  lather  --  (a  workman  who  puts  up  laths) 
  4.  lather  --  (the  foam  resulting  from  excessive  sweating  (as  on  a  horse)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lather 
 
  The  verb  lather  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  soap,  lather  --  (cover  with  soap) 
  2.  flog,  welt,  whip,  lather,  lash,  slash,  strap,  trounce  --  (beat  severely  with  a  whip  or  rod;  "The  teacher  often  flogged  the  students";  "The  children  were  severely  trounced") 
  3.  lather  --  (form  a  lather;  "The  shaving  cream  lathered") 
  4.  soap,  lather  --  (rub  soap  all  over  usually  with  the  purpose  of  cleaning) 

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