salute-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: compliment or honor the efforts of

Commentary: NP1[+animate] SALUTE [+/-animate]

Examples:
We salute the workers in the labor movement for their hard work.
Let's all salute the birthday girl!
The Allies saluted the Turkish flag and vice versa.
Father saluted my courage that day.

Mappings:
VerbNet: judgement-33
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: salute.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 5

Sense Number 2: greet

Commentary: NP1[+animate] SALUTE [+animate]
NOTE: This sense involves communication between two people (note this specifically in the 2nd sentence).

Examples:
Every day on my way to work, the old man salutes me.
Sir John saluted the Admiral with eleven guns, he answered with 9.
Privates, salute your captain!

Mappings:
VerbNet: curtsey-40.3.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: salute.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 6

Sense Number 3: become noticable

Commentary: NP1[-animate] SALUTE NP2

Examples:
An odd smell saluted our nostrils.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4