[fohm] 
| 1. | a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.: foam on a glass of beer. |
| 2. | the froth of perspiration, caused by great exertion, formed on the skin of a horse or other animal. |
| 3. | froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in epilepsy and rabies. |
| 4. | a thick frothy substance, as shaving cream. |
| 5. | (in firefighting)
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| 6. | a dispersion of gas bubbles in a solid, as foam glass, foam rubber, polyfoam, or foamed metal. |
| 7. | Literary. the sea. |
| 8. | to form or gather foam; emit foam; froth. |
| 9. | to cause to foam. |
| 10. | to cover with foam; apply foam to: to foam a runway before an emergency landing. |
| 11. | to insulate with foam. |
| 12. | to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam. |
| 13. | foam at the mouth, to be extremely or uncontrollably angry. |
| de·foam (dē-fōm') tr.v. de·foamed, de·foam·ing, de·foams
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foam (fōm) Pronunciation Key
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