salute
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin salūtō (“to greet; to wish health to”), from salūs (“greeting, good health”), related to salvus (“safe”).
Inflected forms:
form: salutes
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: salutes
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: saluting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: saluted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: saluted
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
pos: noun
examples: The soldiers greeted the dignitaries with a crisp salute.
The Roman salute, in which the right arm was raised in a straight and perpendicular manner, had been adopted by D'Annunzio during his regency in Fiume. Like other rituals utilized by D'Annunzio, the salute became part of the rising fascist movement's symbolic patrimony and was inherited by Mussolini's government.
Like lines of perspective or the beams of searchlights at Nazi Party rallies that shone into the night sky where they met in an infinitely distant beyond, the arms and hands of those giving each other the Hitler salute forever approached each other but never joined.
And Kaszaat let out a shriek of pure anger, bursting forwards suddenly, flinging her hand up towards Drephos as though in salute.
gloss: A kiss, offered in salutation.
pos: noun
examples: [M]aking an apology which, not suspecting his intention, I did not understand, – he gave me a most ardent salute! I have seldom been more surprised. I had no idea of his taking such a freedom.
gloss: A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect.
pos: noun
gloss: A pyrotechnic device primarily designed to produce a loud bang.
pos: noun
gloss: To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something).
pos: verb
tags: ambitransitive
examples: They saluted the flag as it passed in the parade.
1943 June 19, New York Times, quoted in 2000, Terry Eastland, Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court: The Defining Cases, page 64,
Yet the simple fact stands that a school child compelled to salute the flag, when he has been taught the flag is an "image" which the Bible forbids him to worship, is in effect made to say what he does not believe.
The person who salutes is slavishly obedient, fearful to offend the authorities or other people; the person who declines to salute has integrity and independence.
gloss: To act in thanks, honor, or tribute; to thank or extend gratitude; to praise.
pos: verb
examples: I would like to salute the many dedicated volunteers that make this project possible.
I salute every preaching and teaching woman with the courage to step out on faith and trust God with her life and her calling.
gloss: to wave, to acknowledge an acquaintance.
pos: verb
tags: Ireland
informal
examples: I saluted Bill at the concert, but he didn't see me through the crowd.
gloss: To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail.
pos: verb
examples: Then I salute you with this kingly title: / Long live Richard, England's royal king!
He was saluted by Mr. James Hall, with these words: “Well, brother chip! How many murders have you been committing?”
gloss: To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify.
pos: verb
examples: Would I had no being, / If this salute my blood a jot; it faints me, / To think what follows.
gloss: To kiss.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
examples: #*:Twice indeed with rapture, which once she called rude, did I salute her; and each time, resenting the freedom, did she retire […].
[T]his young gentleman, who was naturally facetious, in taking his leave, saluted us all round. My lord, who had before entertained some jealousy of his kinsman, was very much provoked by this trifling incident […].
'I take the privilege, Mistress Ruth, of saluting you.' ...And therewith I bussed her well.
Related words: salubrious
salutary
salutation
hello
hi
gesundheit
toast
greet
greeting
to your health
bless you
Derived words: allergic salute
allergy salute
Aussie salute
Barcoo salute
Bellamy salute
bush salute
fly-by salute
hand salute
Harvey Smith salute
Hitler salute
international salute
Italian salute
Jersey salute
Nazi salute
one-fingered salute
one fingered salute
one finger salute
one-finger salute
Pierre Trudeau salute
Roman salute
sail-by salute
salute state
Sieg Heil salute
single-digit salute
single-fingered salute
take the salute
three-finger salute
Trudeau salute
Vulcan salute
workers' salute
resalute
saluter
unsaluted
unsaluting
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