Greet and Kiss

Greet

Greet verb - Express greetings upon meeting someone.
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Synonyms for Greet

Kiss and greet are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kiss" instead a verb "Greet".

Nearby Words: greeting, greeted

Kiss

Kiss verb - To touch one another with the lips as a sign of love.

Greet and kiss are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Greet" instead a verb "Kiss".

Nearby Words: kissed, kisser, kissing

Common collocations

person greet person kiss person
girl greet girl kiss girl
friend greet friend kiss friend
man greet man kiss man
Other words: guy, people, girlfriend, boy, member, someone, time, way, teacher, brother, anyone, everyone, daughter.

Both words in one sentence

  • Bi the Way Kaia's ex-lover owns an inn she visits with her new love interest/unwanted baggage, and they kiss to greet each other; her ex-lover then teases her about how cute she finds Kaia's tagalong.
    Source: Bi the Way
  • Kiss-Kiss-Slap In the Doctor Who New Adventures novels, Benny has been known to greet her [ex]-husband Jason with a "Summerfield combo," which apparently involves "a two-minute French kiss immediately followed by a straight left to the jaw."
  • Anywhere but Their Lips Willow is working herself up to ask ex-girlfriend Tara out for coffee and lesbian love when she sees her greet-and-kiss another girl.
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