(a) To preserve (sth.) with salt; -- also without obj.; also, ppl. salted as adj.; (b) to prepare (sth.) with salt for use as a medicine; rub (sb.) with salt; also, ppl. salted as adj.; (c) to flavor (food) with salt; restore flavor to (salt); -- also without obj.; also fig.; also, ppl. salted as adj.; (d) to apply salt to (wounds, flesh, etc.) as torture; also, ppl. salted as adj.