salt

salt1 [ sɔlt ] noun **

uncount a white substance that is often added to food before or after cooking to improve its flavor:

Add a pinch of salt.

a. count SCIENCE a chemical substance formed from an acid

b. salts plural a substance or medicine that looks like ordinary salt, used for a particular purpose

rub salt in a wound

to do or say something that makes someone who already feels bad feel worse

the salt of the earth

an ordinary person who is respected because they are honest and good

take something with a grain/pinch of salt

to doubt the truth or value of something:

If I were you, I'd take his advice with a grain of salt.

worth your salt

respected by other people because you do your job well:

Any politician worth their salt will keep their campaign promises.

salt

salt 2 [ sɔlt ] verb transitive

1. ) to add salt to food

2. ) to put salt on a road or path to stop ice from forming

,salt a`way phrasal verb transitive

to save money for the future, often hiding it illegally