SALUTE
Dictionary entry overview: What does salute mean?
• SALUTE (noun)
The noun SALUTE has 3 senses:
1. an act of honor or courteous recognition
2. a formal military gesture of respect
3. an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
Familiarity information: SALUTE used as a noun is uncommon.
• SALUTE (verb)
The verb SALUTE has 6 senses:
1. propose a toast to
2. greet in a friendly way
3. express commendation of
4. become noticeable
5. honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
6. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
Familiarity information: SALUTE used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• SALUTE (noun)
Meaning:
An act of honor or courteous recognition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
salutation; salute
Context example:
a musical salute to the composer on his birthday
Hypernyms ("salute" is a kind of...):
credit; recognition (approval)
Meaning:
A formal military gesture of respect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
military greeting; salute
Hypernyms ("salute" is a kind of...):
greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Meaning:
An act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("salute" is a kind of...):
greeting; salutation ((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))
• SALUTE (verb)
Meaning:
Propose a toast to
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
salute; toast; wassail; drink; pledge
Context examples:
Let us toast the birthday girl! / Let's drink to the New Year
Hypernyms (to "salute" is one way to...):
honor; honour; reward (bestow honor or rewards upon)
"Salute" entails doing...:
booze; drink; fuddle (consume alcohol)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "salute"):
give (propose)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Greet in a friendly way
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me
Hypernyms (to "salute" is one way to...):
greet; recognise; recognize (express greetings upon meeting someone)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "salute"):
salaam (greet with a salaam)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Express commendation of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
I salute your courage!
Hypernyms (to "salute" is one way to...):
praise (express approval of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Become noticeable
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
a terrible stench saluted our nostrils
Hypernyms (to "salute" is one way to...):
smell (smell bad)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "salute" is one way to...):
greet; recognise; recognize (express greetings upon meeting someone)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
salute; present
Context example:
When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute
Hypernyms (to "salute" is one way to...):
greet; recognise; recognize (express greetings upon meeting someone)
"Salute" entails doing...:
gesticulate; gesture; motion (show, express or direct through movement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
