English dictionary
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English noun: salvage | |||
| 1. | salvage (possession) property or goods saved from damage or destruction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belongings, commodity, good, holding, property, trade good | ||
| 2. | salvage (act) the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving | ||
| 3. | salvage (act) the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deliverance, delivery, rescue, saving | ||
English verb: salvage | |||
| 1. | salvage (social) save from ruin, destruction, or harm | ||
| Synonyms | relieve, salve, save | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deliver, rescue | ||
| 2. | salvage (contact) collect discarded or refused material | ||
| Samples | She scavenged the garbage cans for food. | ||
| Synonyms | scavenge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collect, garner, gather, pull together | ||
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