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Definition of salting (one) up

salt up

verb - transitive

  • to tell a different lie when covering up something.
    I lied to my boyfriend and said my friend and I were going to the movies. She tried to salt me up and say we were going to the library.
    • See more words with the same meaning: to lie.

    Last edited on Nov 14 1997. Submitted by D L. from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Nov 14 1997.

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