Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun salvage

3 senses of salvage

Sense 1
salvage -- (property or goods saved from damage or destruction)
       => property, belongings, holding -- (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";)
       => commodity, trade good, good -- (articles of commerce)

Sense 2
salvage -- (the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction)
       => rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving -- (recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives")

Sense 3
salvage -- (the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire)
       => rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving -- (recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb salvage

2 senses of salvage

Sense 1
salvage, salve, relieve, save -- (save from ruin, destruction, or harm)
       => rescue, deliver -- (free from harm or evil)

Sense 2
salvage, scavenge -- (collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food")
       => gather, garner, collect, pull together -- (assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together")