[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salute \salute"\, 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
see also:
salute 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salute \salute"\, 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
see also:
saluted saluting salubrious 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

salute
     n 1: an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute
          to the composer on his birthday" syn: salutation
     2: a formal military gesture of respect syn: military
        greeting
     3: an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like
        bowing or lifting the hat
     v 1: propose a toast to; "let us toast the birthday girl";
          "let's drink to the new year" syn: toast, drink, pledge,
           wassail
     2: greet in a friendly way; "i meet this men every day on my
        way to work and he salutes me"
     3: express commendation of; "i salute your courage"
     4: become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
     5: honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead
        soldiers
     6: recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation;
        assume a prescribed position; "when the officers show up,
        the soldiers have to salute" syn: present
see also:
salutation military greeting toast drink pledge wassail 
present 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

174 moby thesaurus words for "salute":
   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

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