Salt | Mean of salt in English Dictionary

/ˈsɑːlt/

• Noun
• a natural white substance that is used especially to flavor or preserve food
1. The soup needs a little more salt.
2. Season the meat with salt and pepper.
3. Add a pinch of salt. [=a small amount of salt]
• a chemical compound formed when part of an acid is replaced by a metal or something like a metal
1. mineral/potassium salts
• to not completely believe (something)
1. He seems confident, but you should take what he says with a grain of salt.

• a very good and honest person or group of people
1. These folks are the salt of the earth.
• worthy of ordinary respect
1. A detective writer worth his salt [=a good detective writer] keeps his readers from solving the mystery.
2. Any doctor worth her salt [=any good/capable doctor] would have advised you to get a second opinion before having major surgery.
• Verb
• to flavor or preserve (food) with salt
1. He salted his potatoes.
2. The meat was preserved by being salted and smoked.
• to put salt on (a surface) especially in order to melt ice
1. The city salted the roads after the snowstorm.
• to put (money) in a safe place especially secretly or dishonestly
1. He salted millions away in a foreign bank account.
• to make your victory in (a game, contest, etc.) certain
1. They salted away the game by scoring 21 points in the last quarter.
• to put something in many places in (a story, speech, etc.)
1. She salted her speech with many religious references.
2. The book is salted with witty anecdotes. [=the book has many witty anecdotes throughout it]
• containing salt
1. salt water
• preserved or seasoned with salt
1. salt [=salted] pork