definition of
[salt]

[1] #1 salt n. a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal). wn

[2] #2 salt n. [table salt, common salt] white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food. wn

[3] #3 salt v. add salt to. wn

[4] #4 salt s. (of speech) painful or bitter; "salt scorn"- Shakespeare; "a salt apology". wn

[5] #5 salt v. sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps". wn