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lather up

lather up verb: to lather; to cover with suds.

Verb

lather up (third-person singular simple present lathers up, present participle lathering up, simple past and past participle lathered up)

  1. (transitive) To lather; to cover with suds
    Synonyms:
    suds up

Synonyms of lather up

Forms of lather up

third-person singular presentlathers up
present participlelathering up
past participlelathered up
pastlathered up

Questions about lather up

What does lather up mean?
Lather up means to lather; to cover with suds.
What part of speech is lather up?
Lather up is a verb.
What is the past tense of lather up?
The past tense of lather up is lathered up.

Words near lather up in the dictionary

  1. latheman
  2. lathemen
  3. Lathems
  4. lathen
  5. lather
  6. lather up
  7. lather, rinse, repeat
  8. latherability
  9. latherable
  10. lathered
  11. lathered up

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