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Noun salute has 3 senses

salute, salutation - an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"
--₁ is a kind of recognition, credit

Derived form: verb salute₁
salute, military greeting - a formal military gesture of respect
--₂ is a kind of greeting, salutation

Derived forms: verb salute₆, verb salute₅
salute - an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat
--₃ is a kind of greeting, salutation

Derived form: verb salute₂

Verb salute has 6 senses

toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
--₁ is one way to honor, honour, reward

Derived forms: noun salute₁, noun salutation₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
salute - greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"
--₂ is one way to greet, recognize, recognise

Derived forms: noun salute₃, noun salutation₃, noun salutation₂, noun saluter₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
salute - express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"
--₃ is one way to praise
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
salute - become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"
--₄ is one way to smell
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
salute - honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
--₅ is one way to greet, recognize, recognise

Derived forms: noun salute₂, noun salutation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
salute, present - recognize with a gesture prescribed by a miltary regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
--₆ is one way to greet, recognize, recognise

Derived form: noun salute₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s