Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salt up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables
salt up
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to salt food for seasoning.

Transitive verb

verb

To become encrusted with salt, such as from seawater or from salt-treated roads.

Transitive verb

verb

to become saltier, especially to become salty enough to inhibit agriculture.

Transitive verb

verb

To treat with salt in preparation for snowfall.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

salts up (present, singular) salting up (participle, present) salted up (participle, past) salted up (past)

Questions

What does salt up mean?
to salt food for seasoning.

How to pronounce salt up

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