salt up en · VERB
Meanings
- (transitive) to salt food for seasoning.
- (of an engine, qualifier:drain; nozzle; drain; nozzle, transitive, usually) To become encrusted with salt, such as from seawater or from salt-treated roads.
- (of soil, transitive) to become saltier, especially to become salty enough to inhibit agriculture.
- (of a road, transitive) To treat with salt in preparation for snowfall.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| salted up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| salted up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| salting up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| salts up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |