salute

1. (ambitransitive) To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something).Examples: "They saluted the flag as it passed in the parade."; "1943 June 19, New York Times, quoted in 2000, Terry Eastland, Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court: The Defining Cases, page 64, Yet the simple fact stands that a school child compelled to salute the flag, when he has been taught the flag is an "image" which the Bible forbids him to worship, is in effect made to say what he does not believe."; "The person who salutes is slavishly obedient, fearful to offend the authorities or other people; the person who declines to salute has integrity and independence."ambitransitive

2. (Ireland, informal) to wave, to acknowledge an acquaintance.Examples: "I saluted Bill at the concert, but he didn't see me through the crowd."Irelandinformal

3. (archaic) To kiss.Examples: "#*:Twice indeed with rapture, which once she called rude, did I salute her; and each time, resenting the freedom, did she retire […]."; "[T]his young gentleman, who was naturally facetious, in taking his leave, saluted us all round. My lord, who had before entertained some jealousy of his kinsman, was very much provoked by this trifling incident […]."; "'I take the privilege, Mistress Ruth, of saluting you.' ...And therewith I bussed her well."archaic