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ral·ly1 / ˈralē/ • v. (-lies, -lied) [intr.] 1. (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion: De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry. ∎ [tr.] bring together (forces) again in order to continue fighting: the king escaped to Perth to rally his own forces. ∎ assemble in a mass meeting: up to 50,000 people rallied in the city center. ∎ come together in order to support a person or cause or for concerted action: conservatives in the GOP rallied behind Goldwater. ∎ [tr.] bring together (forces or support) in such a way: a series of meetings to rally support for the union. ∎ Sports come from behind in scoring. ∎ (of a person) recover their health, spirits, or poise: she floundered for a moment, then rallied again. ∎ [tr.] revive (a person or their health or spirits): they rallied her with a drink. ∎ (of share, currency, or commodity prices) increase after a fall: prices of metals such as aluminum and copper have rallied. 2. drive in a rally. ∎ (in tennis and other racket sports) engage in a rally. • n. (pl. -lies) 1. a mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause: a rally attended by around 100,000 people. ∎ an open-air event for people who own a particular kind of vehicle: a traction engine rally. 2. (also rallye) a competition for motor vehicles in which they are driven a long distance over public roads or rough terrain, typically in stages and through checkpoints: [as adj.] a rally driver. 3. a quick or marked recovery after a reverse or a period of weakness: the market staged a late rally. ∎ (in baseball and football) a renewed or sustained offensive, usually by the losing team, that ties or wins the game. 4. (in tennis and other racket sports) an extended exchange of strokes between players. ∎ hitting the ball back and forth to warm up before a match begins. DERIVATIVES: ral·li·er n. ral·ly·ist n. (in sense 2 of the noun ). ral·ly2 • v. (-lies, -lied) [tr.] archaic subject (someone) to good-humored ridicule; tease: he rallied her on the length of her pigtail. |
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"rally." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rally." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rally.html "rally." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rally.html |
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Rallya group of persons gathered together with a common purpose, as a political rally, U.S., 1878; a scramble or chase; a series of strokes in tennis; a series of comments, criticisms or humorous banter between two or more participants. Example : rally of stirring springs, 1674. |
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"Rally." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rally." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301227.html "Rally." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301227.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "rally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rally1.html T. F. HOAD. "rally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rally1.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "rally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rally.html T. F. HOAD. "rally." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rally.html |
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rally •Ali, alley, Allie, Ally, bally, dally, dilly-dally, farfalle, galley, Halley, mallee, Mexicali, pally, Raleigh, rally, reveille, sally, tally, valley
•Chablis • brambly
•badly, Bradley, Hadlee, madly, sadly
•scraggly
•dangly, gangly
•crackly • Shankly • Bramley
•Manley, manly, Osmanli, Stanley
•slatternly
•Langley, tangly
•amply • Ashley
•Attlee, fatly, patly
•aptly • shilly-shally
•Bali, barley, Cali, Carly, Charlie, Dali, Diwali, finale, gnarly, Gurkhali, Kali, Kigali, Mali, Marley, marly, Pali, parley, snarly, Somali, Svengali, tamale
•Barclay, Berkeley, clerkly, sparkly
•Darnley • ghastly • Hartley • Barnsley
•blackguardly
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"rally." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rally." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rally.html "rally." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rally.html |
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