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salting

/ˈsɔltɪŋ/ /ˈsæltɪŋ/

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verb

To add salt to.

Examples :

"to salt fish, beef, or pork; to salt the city streets in the winter"

food substance process

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verb

To deposit salt as a saline solution.

Examples :

"The brine begins to salt."

chemistry substance material process environment agriculture

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verb

To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a ship, for the preservation of the timber.

Examples :

"The shipwrights were carefully salting the hull of the new ship to prevent rot and prolong its lifespan. "

nautical sailing technical

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verb

To insert or inject something into an object to give it properties it would not naturally have.

Examples :

"The chef was accused of salting the soup with extra MSG to make it taste better and get more tips. "

process technical industry

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verb

To include colorful language in.

Examples :

"The comedian was known for salting his jokes with a bit of edgy language to get a bigger reaction from the audience. "

language communication

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verb

To add filler bytes before encrypting, in order to make brute-force decryption more resource-intensive.

Examples :

"The programmer is salting the student passwords before encrypting them, making it harder for hackers to crack them with brute-force attacks. "

computing technology internet

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noun

The act of sprinkling salt, either on food, or on an icy road

Examples :

"The salting of the icy driveway made it safer to walk to the car. "

food weather substance action environment

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noun

Examples :

"The diverse birdlife thrived in the extensive salting near the coast. "

environment area nature place geography

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noun

The act of tampering with an investigation site by adding bogus evidence.

Examples :

"The police suspected salting of the crime scene when they found a weapon that didn't match any witness descriptions. "

police law action

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noun

The celebration of the Eton montem.

Examples :

""Historical accounts detail the elaborate costumes and festivities associated with the salting, an important event at Eton College." "

culture festival tradition history event royal society