Foam — Defs

01 n. The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by v…

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The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agitation or fermentation; froth; spume; scum; as, the foam of the sea.

Phrases & compounds

Foam cock — in steam boilers, a cock at the water level, to blow off impurities.

02 v. i. To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam.

imp. & p. p. Foamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Foaming

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To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam.
“He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth.” — Mark ix. 18.
2.
To form foam, or become filled with foam; -- said of a steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy, as because of chemical action.

03 v. t. To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam.

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To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam.