"salt up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: salts up [present, singular, third-person], salting up [participle, present], salted up [participle, past], salted up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} salt up (third-person singular simple present salts up, present participle salting up, simple past and past participle salted up)
  1. (transitive) to salt food for seasoning. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-salt_up-en-verb-NDjv0Tv- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 33 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 24 27 28 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 26 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 26 27 21
  2. (transitive, of an engine, drain, nozzle, etc.) To become encrusted with salt, such as from seawater or from salt-treated roads. Tags: transitive, usually
    Sense id: en-salt_up-en-verb-0AV77l-B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 33 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 24 27 28 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 26 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 26 27 21
  3. (transitive, of soil) to become saltier, especially to become salty enough to inhibit agriculture. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-salt_up-en-verb-BeQ-eRIF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 33 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 24 27 28 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 26 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 26 27 21
  4. (transitive, of a road) To treat with salt in preparation for snowfall. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-salt_up-en-verb-x6D1dh6N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 29 33 24 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 24 27 28 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 26 26 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 26 27 21

Inflected forms

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      "form": "salted up",
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        "To become encrusted with salt, such as from seawater or from salt-treated roads."
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        "to become saltier, especially to become salty enough to inhibit agriculture."
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        "(transitive, of soil) to become saltier, especially to become salty enough to inhibit agriculture."
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        "To treat with salt in preparation for snowfall."
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        "(transitive, of a road) To treat with salt in preparation for snowfall."
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        "(transitive, of a road) To treat with salt in preparation for snowfall."
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