Definition of rally Rally
/ɹæˈli/ - [ratlee] - ral•ly
We found 35 definitions of rally from 7 different sources.
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WordNet
NounPlural: rallies |
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| rally - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" | ||
| exchange | ||
| group action action taken by a group of people | ||
| badminton a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net | ||
| ping-pong, table tennis a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball | ||
| lawn tennis, tennis a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | ||
| rally - the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" | ||
| rallying | ||
| exploit, feat, effort a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" | ||
| rally - a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm | ||
| mass meeting | ||
| assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place | ||
| pep rally a rally (especially of students) before a game | ||
| rally - a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness | ||
| convalescence, recuperation, recovery gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury | ||
| rally - an automobile race run over public roads | ||
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| rally - return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" | ||
| rebound | ||
| go back, recuperate, recover get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" | ||
| rally - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" | ||
| tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, ride | ||
| bemock, mock treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" | ||
| jeer, flout, gibe, scoff, barrack laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" | ||
| banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" | ||
| rally - call to arms; of military personnel | ||
| call up, mobilize, mobilise | ||
| demobilise, demobilize, inactivate retire from military service | ||
| send for, call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" | ||
| rally - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" | ||
| muster, summon, come up, muster up | ||
| pull together, garner, collect, gather store grain | ||
| rally - gather; "drum up support" | ||
| beat up, drum up | ||
| pull in, collect of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rally (Noun)
A demonstration; an event where people gather together to protest for or against a given cause. - rally (Noun)
A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point. - rally (Noun)
An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stage s at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time. - rally (Noun)
A recovery after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc. - rally (Noun)
Good-humoured raillery. - rally (Verb)
To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite. - rally (Verb)
To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite. - rally (Verb)
To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate. - rally (Verb)
To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc. - rally (Verb)
To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rally (v. t.)
To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite. - rally (v. i.)
To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite. - rally (v. i.)
To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate. - rally (v. i.)
To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc. - rally (n.)
The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word). - rally (n.)
A political mass meeting. - rally (v. t.)
To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire. - rally (v. i.)
To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment. - rally (n.)
Good-humored raillery.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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rally
To return from a worse to a former better condition.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rally
ral′i, v.t. to gather again: to collect and arrange, as troops in confusion: to recover.—v.i. to reassemble, esp. after confusion: to recover wasted strength:—pa.t. and pa.p. rallied (ral′id).—n. act of rallying: a mêlée of pantomimists, as at the end of a transformation scene: recovery of order: recovery of prices: the return of the ball in tennis, playing frequently from one side to the other.—n. Rall′ying-point, a place or person at or about whom people come together for action. [O. Fr. rallier—L. re-, again, ad, to, ligāre, to bind. Cf. Ally.] -
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ral′i, v.t. to attack with raillery: to banter.—v.i. to exercise raillery:—pa.t. and pa.p. rall′ied.—n. satirical merriment.—adv. Rall′yingly. [Fr. railler. A variant of rail (v.i.).]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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rally
To bring back to order troops that may have been dispersed, or have retreated in a panic. -
rally
To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
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