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salvage

verb

/ˈsælvɪdʒ/

Meaning

To save something from loss, damage, or destruction.

They managed to salvage some goods from the fire.

salvage the situation

rescue, recover, save, retrieve

lose, destroy, waste

salvage operation, salvage value, salvage effort, salvage team

to feel intense dislike or aversion for someone or something

to complain or protest strongly about something

to hit repeatedly or to defeat someone in a competition

to go beyond the limits of something; to surpass or exceed

To make sense of something difficult to read or understand; to decode.

to take possession of a property due to the owner's failure to keep up mortgage payments