Salvage (Verb)
Meaning 1
Save from ruin, destruction, or harm.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The firefighters worked to salvage as much of the property as possible from the blaze.
- The non-profit organization helps to salvage abandoned animals and find them new homes.
- Rescue teams are trying to salvage people trapped under the collapsed building.
- The Coast Guard crew helped salvage the ship that had crashed due to bad weather.
- Teams of volunteers worked to salvage the wildlife habitat after the oil spill.
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Meaning 2
Collect discarded material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.