suds

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The bubbles and foam made by soap mixed with water.

   She plunged her hands into the warm suds to wash the dishes.

2. 2
   verb

   To cover something with soapy foam.

   We sudsed the car before rinsing it down with the hose.

3. 3
   noun

   Beer (informal).

   We went out for some pizza and suds.

From the plural of sud, a variant of sod (“a bubbling or boiling”), equivalent to sud + -s. Related to seethe.

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