Definition of "slather" []

• Informal To use or give great amounts of; lavish: slathered gifts and attention on their only child. (verb-transitive)
• To spread thickly: slather onions on the steak. (verb-transitive)
• To cover with something spread thickly: bagels slathered with cream cheese. (verb-transitive)
• Slang A great amount. Often used in the plural: slathers of jewels. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The Plugra butter slather is the best way to sample breads, IMHO."
• "Though I confess to a moment of personal outrage when I was stuck behind an elderly woman at the grocery store the other day who decided to "slather" herself head to wrinkled toe in some sort of nauseating concoction."
• "Real stucco is made from concrete and mortar and they just kind of slather it on there and paint it."