Rep vs Salvage - What's the difference?
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(countable) .
(weightlifting, countable) .
(countable) .
(theater, uncountable) .
To represent; to act as a representative for.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=Hal G. Evarts, title=The Settling of the Sage, chapter=, edition=
, passage=Bentley, the man who repped for Slade, carried the air and the rest joined in. }}
* {{quote-news, year=1994, date=November 4, author=Bill Wyman, title=Evanston's New Music Hall/Veruca Salt Grow Up/Schmitsville, work=Chicago Reader
, passage=He left to help the Reader set up its national advertising arm, went back to Rolling Stone for five years, repped other magazines, and finally set up his own company, which currently scouts ads for the Atlantic, Spin, Discover, and a publication called Disney Adventures. }}
(knitting) repeat
* 2011 , Hannah Fettig, Closely Knit: Handmade Gifts For The Ones You Love (page 44)
(textiles) A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.
* 1923 , Theodore Dreiser, The Color of a Great City
the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation
the ship, crew or cargo so rescued
the compensation paid to the rescuers
the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued
anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted
damaged
* salvage cars auction.
Of property, people or situations at risk, to rescue
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 13
, author=Sam Lyon
, title=Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal
, work=BBC
Of discarded goods, to put to use
To make new or restore for the use of being saved
As nouns the difference between rep and salvage
is that rep is {{clipping|reputation|lang=en}} while salvage is the rescue of a ship, its crew or its cargo from a hazardous situation.As verbs the difference between rep and salvage
is that rep is to represent; to act as a representative for while salvage is of property, people or situations at risk, to rescue.As an abbreviation Rep
is republican.rep
English
(wikipedia rep)Etymology 1
Clippings of various words beginning with "rep".Noun
(en noun)- Try not to make it easy for the tabloids to ruin your rep .
- I get a better bicep workout if I use less weight and more reps .
- When I requested tickets for Nassau, my rep just put me on hold.
- John Doe is a participant in the House of Rep s.
- She did her time in reps before she made the grade in West End theatre.
Verb
(repp)citation
citation
- Rep' neck dec EOR 4 times more, AND AT THE SAME TIME, ' rep armhole dec EOR 4 (4,5) times more
Etymology 2
Back-formation from (reps), misinterpreted as a plural.Noun
(en noun)- Underfoot is a rich brown marble from the shores of Lake Champlain. The wainscoting is of green rep and red Numidian marble.
Anagrams
* ----salvage
English
(wikipedia salvage)Etymology 1
From (etyl) salver, from .Noun
(en noun)Verb
(salvag)citation, page= , passage=Robin van Persie looked to have secured the points for the Gunners with a fine goal from Theo Walcott's through ball. But Perisic dipped a sublime 20-yard shot home to salvage a draw.}}