Foam

n.	1.	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. Foam cock in steam boilers, a cock at the water level, to blow off impurities.
v. i.	1.	To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam. [imp. & p. p. Foamed (fōmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Foaming.] 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.
v. t.	1.	To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam.

Noun	1.	foam - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid Synonyms: froth
	2.	foam - a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture
Verb	1.	foam - form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" Synonyms: effervesce, fizz, froth, sparkle

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