salting
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English
Definitions
verb
- To add salt to.“to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter”
- To deposit salt as a saline solution.“The brine begins to salt.”
- To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.
- To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.
noun
- The act of sprinkling salt, either on food, or on an icy road
- A salt marsh
- The act of tampering with an investigation site by adding bogus evidence.
- The celebration of the Eton montem.
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Synonyms
saliferoustable saltcommon saltsalinitysalinesaltysaltinessbrinybrackishsharptastefulpreservedsalt-curedstrategic arms limitation talkssalt truckroad salt