salute | | |
n. (communication) | 1. salutation, salute | an act of honor or courteous recognition.; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday" |
| ~ credit, recognition | approval.; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying" |
n. (communication) | 2. military greeting, salute | a formal military gesture of respect. |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
n. (communication) | 3. salute | an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat. |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
v. (consumption) | 4. drink, pledge, salute, toast, wassail | propose a toast to.; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" |
| ~ booze, drink, fuddle | consume alcohol.; "We were up drinking all night" |
| ~ give | propose.; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" |
| ~ honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon.; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" |
v. (communication) | 5. salute | greet in a friendly way.; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me" |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ salaam | greet with a salaam. |
v. (communication) | 6. salute | express commendation of.; "I salute your courage!" |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
v. (perception) | 7. salute | become noticeable.; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils" |
| ~ smell | smell bad.; "He rarely washes, and he smells" |
v. (communication) | 8. salute | honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
v. (communication) | 9. present, salute | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ gesticulate, gesture, motion | show, express or direct through movement.; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
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