Salute
21salute — I UK [səˈluːt] / US [səˈlut] verb Word forms salute : present tense I/you/we/they salute he/she/it salutes present participle saluting past tense saluted past participle saluted 1) [intransitive/transitive] to put your hand to your head as a… …
22salute — sa|lute1 [ sə lut ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to put your hand to your head as a formal way of showing respect to someone, especially a senior officer in the military a ) to welcome someone or say hello to someone 2. ) transitive to… …
23salute — [c]/səˈlut / (say suh looht) verb (saluted, saluting) –verb (t) 1. to address with expressions of goodwill, respect, etc.; greet. 2. to make a bow, gesture, or the like to in greeting, farewell, respect, etc. 3. Military, Navy to pay respect to… …
24salute — 1. noun a) A formal gesture done in honor of someone or something, usually with the hand or hands in one of various particular positions. The soldiers greeted the dignitaries with a crisp salute. b) Any action done for the purpose of honor or… …
25salute — n. & v. n. 1 a gesture of respect, homage, or courteous recognition, esp. made to or by a person when arriving or departing. 2 a Mil. & Naut. a prescribed or specified movement of the hand or of weapons or flags as a sign of respect or… …
26salute — I. verb (saluted; saluting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin salutare, from salut , salus health, safety, greeting, from salvus safe, healthy more at safe Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to address with expressions of kind wishes,… …
27salute — saluter. n. /seuh looht /, v. saluted, saluting, n. v.t. 1. Mil. to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc. 2. to address with… …
28salute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. welcome, greet, hail; uncover, bow, curtsy, present arms, dip colors. See courtesy, congratulation, respect. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tribute, act of respect, salutation, fanfare, salaam. v. 1. [To… …
29salute — [14] Salute goes back ultimately to the Latin noun salūs, a relative of salvus ‘safe, healthy’ (source of English safe and save). This had two main strands of meaning. The primary one was ‘health, well being’, and in that sense it lies behind… …
30salute — noun 1》 a gesture of respect and recognition. 2》 a prescribed or specified movement, typically a raising of a hand to the head, made as a salute by a member of a military or similar force. 3》 the discharge of a gun or guns as a formal or… …
