suds

[ suhdz ]
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noun(used with a plural verb)
  1. soapy water.

  2. foam; lather.

  1. Slang. beer.

verb (used with object)
  1. to wash with soap or detergent (often followed by out): to suds out a pair of socks.

Origin of suds

1
1540–50; 1900–05 for def. 3; perhaps <Middle Dutch sudse puddle, marsh; akin to sodden

Other words from suds

  • suds·a·ble, adjective
  • non·suds·ing, adjective

Words Nearby suds

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How to use suds in a sentence

  • Charley Sing, who worked for Hop Loo, was at the tub, up to his elbows in hot suds.

    Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews
  • Falling over against the tree, he began clearing the soap-suds out of his eyes and throat.

    Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for suds

suds

/ (sʌdz) /


pl n
  1. the bubbles on the surface of water in which soap, detergents, etc, have been dissolved; lather

  2. soapy water

  1. slang, mainly US and Canadian beer or the bubbles floating on it

Origin of suds

1
C16: probably from Middle Dutch sudse marsh; related to Middle Low German sudde swamp; see seethe

Derived forms of suds

  • sudsy, adjective

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