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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

salt up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) to salt food for seasoning.
  2. (of an engine, qualifier:drain; nozzle; drain; nozzle, transitive, usually) To become encrusted with salt, such as from seawater or from salt-treated roads.
  3. (of soil, transitive) to become saltier, especially to become salty enough to inhibit agriculture.
  4. (of a road, transitive) To treat with salt in preparation for snowfall.

Forms

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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