1. noun /sɒlt,sɔlt,sɑlt/
a) A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a condiment and preservative.
I never go as a passenger; nor, though I am something of a salt, do I ever go to sea as a Commodore, or a Captain, or a Cook.
b) One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
See Also: salary
2. adjective /sɒlt,sɔlt,sɑlt/
a) Salty.
b) Saline.
3. verb /sɒlt,sɔlt,sɑlt/
a) To add salt to.
b) To blast gold into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.
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