ALL meanings of foam at the mouth
foam at the mouth
F f - noun foam at the mouth a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer. 1
- noun foam at the mouth the froth of perspiration, caused by great exertion, formed on the skin of a horse or other animal. 1
- noun foam at the mouth froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in epilepsy and rabies. 1
- noun foam at the mouth a thick frothy substance, as shaving cream. 1
- noun foam at the mouth a chemically produced substance that smothers the flames on a burning liquid by forming a layer of minute, stable, heat-resistant bubbles on the liquid's surface. the layer of bubbles so formed. 1
- noun foam at the mouth a dispersion of gas bubbles in a solid, as foam glass, foam rubber, polyfoam, or foamed metal. 1
- noun foam at the mouth Literary. the sea. 1
- verb without object foam at the mouth to form or gather foam; emit foam; froth. 1
- verb with object foam at the mouth to cause to foam. 1
- verb with object foam at the mouth to cover with foam; apply foam to: to foam a runway before an emergency landing. 1
- verb with object foam at the mouth to insulate with foam. 1
- verb with object foam at the mouth to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam. 1
- idioms foam at the mouth foam at the mouth, to be extremely or uncontrollably angry. 1
- phrase foam at the mouth If you say that someone is foaming at the mouth, you mean that they are very angry. 0
- noun foam at the mouth to be very angry; rage 0