Usually means: Spread or smear thickly, lavishly.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word slather:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. slather: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. slather: Merriam-Webster
  3. slather: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. slather: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. slather: Collins English Dictionary
  6. slather: Vocabulary.com
  7. Slather, slather: Wordnik
  8. slather: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. slather: Wiktionary
  10. slather: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. slather: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. slather: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. slather: Dictionary.com
  14. slather (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. slather: Rhymezone
  16. slather: FreeDictionary.org
  17. slather: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. slather: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. slather, slather: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. slather: Urban Dictionary

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ verb:  To spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
▸ verb:  (often followed by with) To apply generously upon.
▸ verb:  To squander.
▸ noun:  (cooking) A thick sauce or spread that is to be slathered (spread thickly) onto food.
▸ noun:  Drool (especially if abundant).
▸ noun:  (usually in the plural) A generous or abundant quantity.

Similar:
spread, beslather, baste, smother, lather, bespread, lay on, schmear, enrobe, overlard, more...

Opposite:
scant, skimp, sparing, meager

Types:
mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, relish, barbecue sauce, hot sauce, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, more...

Phrases:
open slather, more...

Colors:
    olive,     mustard,     honey,     caramel,     chocolate, more...
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Similar:
spread, beslather, baste, smother, lather, bespread, lay on, schmear, enrobe, overlard, more...

Opposite:
scant, skimp, sparing, meager

Types:
mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, relish, barbecue sauce, hot sauce, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, more...

Phrases:
open slather, more...

Colors:
    olive,     mustard,     honey,     caramel,     chocolate, more...



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