Past tense of salt

Forms of salt

Salted in a sentence

• There are several reasons why a weapon might be salted.1964, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, The Effects of Nuclear Weapons, page 417
• They salted the document with arcane language.
• The dark green mooncake is loaded with matcha-infused salted egg yolk custard, which gives a bittersweet taste.2016 August 21, Kenneth Goh, “Roll over, chocolate lava cakes — here come lava mooncakes”, in The Straits Times. From the entry bittersweet
• In a large, deep saucepan bring salted water to a boil.2016, Fiona Ross, “Butter Dumplings (Galushki)”, in Dining with Leaders, Rebels, Heroes, and Outlaws (Dining with Destiny), Lanham, Md.…. From the entry galushki
• There are many varieties of congee but the most common is this salted pork with century egg.2015, Deborah Lowe Kwok Yun, The Little Cantonese Cookbook. From the entry century egg

Meaning of salt

1. noun A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.
2. noun One of the compounds formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, where a positive ion replaces a hydrogen of the acid.
3. noun A salt marsh, a saline marsh at the shore of a sea.

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• Salt in Hindi
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• Salt in Marathi
• Salt in Urdu

Questions about the past tense of salt

What is the past tense of salt?

The past tense of salt is salted.

What is the past participle of salt?

The past participle of salt is salted.

Is salt a regular or irregular verb?

Salt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.