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salute

/ salute /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
Type of:
greeting salutation
noun Sense 2
a formal military gesture of respect
Type of:
greeting salutation
Derived:
present
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 3
an act of honor or courteous recognition
"a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"
Type of:
recognition credit
Derived:
toast drink pledge wassail
verb Sense 4
express commendation of
"I salute your courage!"
Type of:
praise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
greet in a friendly way
"I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"
Type of:
greet recognize recognise
Kinds of:
salaam
Derived:
salutation greeting greeter saluter welcomer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position
"When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
Type of:
greet recognize recognise
Derived:
military greeting
Entails:
gesticulate gesture motion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 7
honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
Type of:
greet recognize recognise
Derived:
military greeting salutation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
become noticeable
"a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
Type of:
smell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
propose a toast to
"Let us toast the birthday girl!"
"Let''s drink to the New Year"
Type of:
honor honour reward
Kinds of:
give
Derived:
wassail toaster wassailer salutation pledge
Entails:
drink booze fuddle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
90%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

greeting salutation recognition credit praise greet recognize recognise salaam smell honor honour