'Salute' definitions:
Definition of 'salute'
(from WordNet)
noun
An act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday" [syn: salute, salutation]
noun
A formal military gesture of respect [syn: salute, military greeting]
noun
An act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
verb
Propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" [syn: toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail]
verb
Greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"
verb
Express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"
verb
Become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
verb
Honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
verb
Recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" [syn: salute, present]
Definition of 'Salute'
From: GCIDE
- Salute \Sa*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saluted; p. pr. & vb. n. Saluting.] [L. salutare, salutatum, from salus, -utis, health, safety. See Salubrious.]
- 1. To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail. [1913 Webster]
- I salute you with this kingly title. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc. [1913 Webster]
- You have the prettiest tip of a finger . . . I must take the freedom to salute it. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mil. & Naval) To honor, as some day, person, or nation, by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors, by cheers, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify. [Obs.] "If this salute my blood a jot." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Salute'
From: GCIDE
- Salute \Sa*lute"\, n. [Cf. F. salut. See Salute, v.]
- 1. The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect; salutation; greeting. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will, compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mil. & Naval) A token of respect or honor for some distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms, dipping the colors or the topsails, etc. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'salute'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accost,
- acknowledge,
- address,
- adulate,
- anniversaries,
- apostrophize,
- apotheosize,
- appeal to,
- approach,
- beat the drum,
- belaud,
- bend,
- bending the knee,
- bepraise,
- bespeak,
- bid good day,
- bid good morning,
- bless,
- blow up,
- boast of,
- bob,
- bow,
- bow to,
- bowing and scraping,
- brag about,
- buttonhole,
- call to,
- celebrate,
- celebrating,
- celebration,
- ceremony,
- commemoration,
- cry up,
- curtsy,
- deify,
- demonstrate respect for,
- dip,
- dip the colors,
- dip the ensign,
- dipping the colors,
- do homage to,
- dress ship,
- dressing ship,
- emblazon,
- embrace,
- eulogize,
- exalt,
- exchange colors,
- exchange greetings,
- extol,
- fanfare,
- fanfaronade,
- festivity,
- flag,
- flag down,
- flash,
- flatter,
- flourish of trumpets,
- genuflection,
- give a signal,
- give the nod,
- glance,
- glorify,
- greet,
- greeting,
- hail,
- hail and speak,
- half-mast,
- halloo,
- hand-clasp,
- handshake,
- hello,
- hero-worship,
- hoist a banner,
- holiday,
- homage,
- honor,
- how-do-you-do,
- hug,
- idolize,
- inclination,
- invoke,
- jubilee,
- kick,
- kiss,
- kiss hands,
- kneeling,
- kowtow,
- laud,
- leer,
- lift the hat,
- lionize,
- magnify,
- make a sign,
- make a signal,
- make much of,
- making a leg,
- marking the occasion,
- memorialization,
- memory,
- nod,
- nod to,
- nudge,
- obeisance,
- obsequiousness,
- observance,
- ovation,
- overpraise,
- panegyrize,
- pay homage to,
- pay respect to,
- pay tribute,
- pay tribute to,
- poke,
- porter aux nues,
- praise,
- present arms,
- presenting arms,
- prostration,
- puff,
- puff up,
- pull the forelock,
- raise a cry,
- recognize,
- rejoicing,
- religious rites,
- remembrance,
- render honor to,
- revel,
- reverence,
- rite,
- ritual observance,
- salaam,
- salutation,
- salvo,
- say hello,
- scrape,
- servility,
- shake,
- shake hands,
- sign,
- signal,
- signalize,
- smile,
- smile of recognition,
- solemn observance,
- solemnization,
- sound an alarm,
- sound the trumpet,
- speak,
- speak fair,
- speak to,
- stand at attention,
- stand to attention,
- standing at attention,
- submission,
- submissiveness,
- take aside,
- talk to,
- testimonial,
- testimonial banquet,
- testimonial dinner,
- toast,
- touch,
- touch the hat,
- tribute,
- triumph,
- trumpet,
- uncover,
- unfurl a flag,
- wave,
- wave a flag,
- wave the hand,
- wink