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salvage

/ salvage /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
Type of:
rescue deliverance delivery
noun Sense 2
the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
Type of:
rescue deliverance delivery
Derived:
salve relieve save
noun Sense 3
property or goods saved from damage or destruction
Type of:
commodity trade goods goods
Derived:
salve relieve save
verb Sense 4
collect discarded or refused material
"She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
Type of:
gather garner collect
Derived:
magpie scavenger pack rat salvager salvor
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Type of:
rescue deliver
Derived:
rescuer recoverer saver salvation salvager
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
2
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rescue deliverance delivery commodity trade goods goods gather garner collect deliver