[syn: foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. t.
To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to
throw out with rage or violence, as foam. "Foaming out their
own shame." --Jude 13.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), n. [OE. fam, fom, AS. f[=a]m; akin to OHG.
& G. feim.]
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.
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Foam cock, in steam boilers, a cock at the water level, to
blow off impurities.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Foamed (f[=o]md); p.
pr. & vb. n. Foaming.] [AS. f[=ae]man. See Foam, n.]
1. To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam.
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He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth. --Mark ix.
18.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
foam
n 1: a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid; "the beer
had a thick head of foam" [syn: foam, froth]
2: a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing
gas bubbles during manufacture
v 1: become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was
frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn:
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form
bubbles]