Phrase guide

salt away

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To salt (something) for preservation and then store it away for winter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To save or preserve (especially money) for future use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

keep or lay aside for future use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • store grain for the winter
  • The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: store, hive away, lay in, put in, stack away, stash away

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: keep, hold on

Narrower terms: bin, computerize, computerise, victual, roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard, hive

History

Etymology

An allusion to the preservation of food in salt.