"foam" meaning in English

See foam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /foʊm/ [US], /fəʊm/ [UK] Audio: en-us-foam.ogg [US] Forms: foam [singular], foams [plural]
enPR: fōm [US], fōm [UK] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Foam is a substance that is full of bubbles.
    Sense id: simple-foam-en-noun-LPmXqdc8

Verb

IPA: /foʊm/ [US], /fəʊm/ [UK] Audio: en-us-foam.ogg [US] Forms: foam [canonical], foams [third-person, singular], foamed [past], foamed [past, participle], foaming [present, participle]
enPR: fōm [US], fōm [UK] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is foaming, he is spewing saliva from his mouth as foam.
    Sense id: simple-foam-en-verb-SPxX86GO Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If something foams, it form or gives off foam.
    Sense id: simple-foam-en-verb-qbIYTYPr Categories (other): Verbs
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