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A Buddhist gesture of reassurance and safety, in which the right hand is held upright, and the palm is facing outwards.
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(transitive) To embrace or kiss in salutation.
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(rare) Address; greeting.
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(transitive, poetic, obsolete) To salute; to greet.
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Alternative form of allergic salute [The characteristic and sometimes habitual gesture of wiping or rubbing the nose in an upwards or transverse manner with the fingers, palm, or back of the hand.]
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A reverential salutation.
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A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command.
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(transitive) To give or send greetings to; hail; salute; greet; acknowledge by greeting.
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A salute with the right hand raised, intended to accompany the American Pledge of Allegiance.
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(transitive, intensive) To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome; welcome fully or completely.
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(transitive) To utter a greeting or salutation.
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(transitive, intransitive) To greet in French with "bonjour".
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The act of bending at the waist, as a sign of respect or greeting.
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An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.
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A greeting or farewell using the word "ciao".
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(military) A form of salute in which a group of marching people all turn their heads to the right towards a superior officer or visiting dignitary
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A ritual gesture of Eastern origin, with hands pressed together in front of the chest. It can be used for prayer or as a sign of greeting, gratitude, reverence, or apology. When performed with a bow, it is called gassho rei.
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(idiomatic) To acknowledge someone; to give someone respect or attention; to tip one's hat
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A greeting consisting of the interjection.
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A greeting consisting of the interjection.
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(archaic) To greet, welcome, salute.
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Obsolete form of greet. [(transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.]
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(often demoscene) Greetings; Alternative form of greets
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Alternative form of greet (to weep) [(transitive) To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means such as writing.]
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(transitive) To greet; give salutation to; salute.
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(obsolete) To greet; to salute
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(transitive) To greet; salute; hail.
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(military) a gesture of respect to someone or something by raising the right hand to the side of one's head.
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(Britain) Alternative form of Harvey Smith sign. [(Britain) V sign (of contempt or insult)]
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To greet with a Sieg Heil.
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"Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.
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(transitive, usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
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The word "hi" used as a greeting.
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(transitive) To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
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A toast (salutation) made to the head of state at a formal gathering, sometimes (generally the first) within a sequence of similar toasts, the wording and order dictated by protocol; any toast of the sequence, made to one to whom loyalty is owed.
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To bow, to make a bow (respectful gesture).
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A insulting and contemptuous gesture made with the fingers spread and palms thrust forward, traditional in Greece.
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(intransitive, obsolete) To bow or salute upon meeting.
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(India) The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.
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(intransitive) To utter "namaste".
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A greeting used in Nazi Germany, performed by extending the right arm straight into the air.
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(rare) Alternative spelling of one-finger salute [(rare) To give a one-finger salute.]
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(rare) To give a one-finger salute.
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A hand gesture of peace, made with the middle finger and index finger
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Alternative form of Trudeau salute [(Canada, euphemistic) The finger (obscene gesture).]
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A reverential salutation, obeisance, prostration, bow
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(offensive) A gesture which is usually performed by pointing one arm diagonally downwards palm down, while touching the shoulder with the opposite hand, in a manner similar to an inverted Nazi salute.
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simple past tense of raise the flag and see who salutes
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(plural only) A greeting at the end of a letter or e-mail communication.
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Abbreviation of regards. [A greeting to pass on to another person.]
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A return or exchange of salutations.
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To convey greetings from.
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(obsolete) To greet in return.
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(Internet) Abbreviation of regards. [A greeting to pass on to another person.]
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A gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements.
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Abbreviation of shout out. [(entertainment) An unscripted mention of the name of a viewer or audience member when on stage, television, etc.]
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A low bow as a ceremonial act of deference.
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Alternative spelling of salaam [(intransitive, transitive) To perform a salaam to (someone).]
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(chiefly US) A greeting; an address, speech or article of greeting; the first editorial by the new editor of a newspaper or periodical; an introduction or preface.
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A kiss, offered in salutation.
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(transitive) To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute.
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Pronunciation spelling of salvo. [An exception; a reservation; an excuse.]
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(by extension) Any volley, as in an argument or debate.
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A shout out; an appreciative public mention of someone.
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To greet somebody with "shalom".
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To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.
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(intransitive) To perform a Nazi salute while chanting Sieg Heil.
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(US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name.
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The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended; the bird.
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To bow (gesture of deference).
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To remove one's hat as a sign of respect to.
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(of a senior officer, head of state, etc.) To formally acknowledge the salute given by the members of a march-past.
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A form of elaborate curtsey and prostration performed in Texas during debutante balls.
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A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.
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(idiomatic) A gesture of acknowledgement; often, an expression of gratitude; originally by doffing one's hat.
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(historical, China) Phrase promulgating a decree of the Chinese imperial government or the early British colonial administration in Hong Kong.
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(Canada, euphemistic) The finger (obscene gesture).
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(dated) A hand gesture indicating strong approval.
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A sign of victory or peace made by raising the index and middle fingers with the palm outwards.
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To farewell; to make a valediction or parting gesture.
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A greeting handsign, originating from 1960s Star Trek, entering into popular culture. A hand with fingers pointing up and palm outward, with the four finger split apart, two on each side of the central divide, forming a V shape.
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A Thai greeting wherein the palms are brought together in front of the face or chest, sometimes accompanied with a bow.
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The utterance of such a greeting.
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A doormat with a welcoming message on it.
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The recipient of a welcome.
adj
(archaic) Welcome, greeted.
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Obsolete spelling of welcome [To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".]
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A subdued waving gesture used by the British royal family to acknowledge the public.
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A polite form of farewell address uttered to another person.
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