Foam1. (n.) 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.
2. (n.) To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam.
3. (n.) 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.
4. (v.t.) To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam.
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