SALUTE


Meaning of SALUTE in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

flag

Is religion the only basis for not saluting the flag ?

No, they do not have to salute the flag if they have deeply felt objections to such an act.

For example, must teachers and students salute the flag or follow the curriculum if doing so violates their religious beliefs?

What if the refusal becomes contagious and other students also refuse to salute the flag ?

Can teachers be excused from saluting the flag ?

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

He turned around and saluted the captain.

It's against their religion to salute the U.S. flag.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Broadly smiling, he saluted them: Susan had drawn him a few days before and made him famous.

He saluted briefly and opened the door, afraid that she might be about to cry.

He saluted smartly as he approached us.

He could feel his eyebrows declare independence-they saluted, they chopped down, they came together like two fuzzy magnets.

Manager Kendall was prompted to salute Johnston's contribution after his latest strike.

Merchants and clerks rushed out from stores, bareheaded, saluting them as they passed.

Prisoners file down dustless hallways in formation, saluting their keepers as they pass.

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

give

He gave me a flamboyant salute .

Shaker gave a loose salute , and the grinning ensign tapped his forehead with a finger.

Aldo gave a slovenly salute and left.

The carrier and an accompanying armada of escort ships gave Clinton a 21-gun salute .

Next time he sends you greetings do give him the right salute instead of the two-fingered one.

Their line in a moment front-faced to the north, facing me, and gave a salute , which I returned.

return

He returned the salute as he passed the guards.

The ram tried to return the salute , but owing to defective primers only one gun was discharged.

Carlson felt it unnecessary to return the customary military salute .

take

You will lead the march, I shall be taking the salute .

Mayor Eddie Bolland will take the official salute outside the Town Hall.

In a similar rally in Belfast in April he had taken the salute from over 100,000 Protestants in military formation.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Aldo gave a slovenly salute and left.

Carlson felt it unnecessary to return the customary military salute .

He flourished the bloody sword at them in a mocking salute , then trotted back to the road.

Kevin raised both clasped hands in a salute to acknowledge luke-warm cheers.

Many states mandate daily flag salutes and other patriotic exercises.

Shaker gave a loose salute , and the grinning ensign tapped his forehead with a finger.

State law requiring a flag salute is superseded by the First Amendment of the Constitution.

What if state law requires a daily flag salute ?

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