Definition of salve

interjection (int)

• Hail! (interjection)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: balm, ointment, unction, unguent
  

  source: wordnet30
• anything that remedies or heals or soothes (noun.act)

  Example:
  He needed a salve for his conscience.
  

  source: wordnet30
• An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to wounds or sores; a healing ointment. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• save from ruin, destruction, or harm (verb.social)

  Synonym: relieve, salvage, save
  

  source: wordnet30
• apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing (verb.body)

  source: wordnet30
• To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a wound. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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