1. (

• salting

) the act of adding salt to food ;

1. (

• salt

) add salt to ;

2. (

• salt

) sprinkle as if with salt; "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps" ;

3. (

• salt ,

) add zest or liveliness to; "She salts her lectures with jokes" ;

4. (

• salt

) preserve with salt; "people used to salt meats on ships" ;

1. (

• salt

) (of speech) painful or bitter; "salt scorn"- Shakespeare; "a salt apology" ;