salute
suh looht
- n an act of honor or courteous recognition
a musical salute to the composer on his birthday - n a formal military gesture of respect
- n an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
- v propose a toast to
- v greet in a friendly way
I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me - v express commendation of
I salute your courage! - v become noticeable
a terrible stench saluted our nostrils - v honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
- v recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute
- Instead of giving Adolf Hitler the masculine Nazi salute with outstretched arm, German women began last week by official instruction to give the Fhrer a new "feminine.
- Representative Sol Bloom of Manhattan, having been abroad on the streets of Washington on Memorial Day, introduced a bill in Congress to require all citizens to salute the Star .
- The President seems unsure when to salute at the July 24 Evening parade at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington.