Rally
['rælɪ] or ['ræli]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; 'after a short rally Connors won the point'.
(noun.) an automobile race run over public roads.
(noun.) a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm.
(noun.) a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness.
(verb.) return to a former condition; 'The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends'; 'The stock market rallied'.
Inputed by Byron--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
(v. i.) To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
(v. i.) To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
(v. i.) To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
(n.) The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
(n.) A political mass meeting.
(v. t.) To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.
(v. i.) To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
(n.) Good-humored raillery.
Typist: Serena
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Reunite, restore to order.[2]. Banter, joke, ridicule, quiz, taunt, treat with raillery.
v. n. [1]. Be restored to order, come into order, take courage.[2]. Recover, recover strength, gain ground, get better, pick up.[3]. Jest, indulge in banter or raillery.
Edited by Babbage
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Banter, satirize, chaff, taunt, mock, deride, ridicule, joke, twit
ANT:Compliment, flatter, panegyrize, eulogize
Editor: Sweeney
Definition
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 m阬閑 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.
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.
Checker: Norris
Examples
- I will plant your standard; and when you see it wave from yon highest minaret, you may gain courage, and rally round it! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The spasms were very bad: no wonder they frightened your maid; but she'll rally this time. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Seeks earnestly to know whether Podsnap 'will rally round him? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They dissolved into a vast multitude of fugitives streaming under great dust clouds and without a single rally across the hot plain towards Arbela. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Only very slowly and weakly did Christianity restore that lost sense of community and teach men to rally about the idea of Christendom. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The jingling piano at last is silent, and the Harmonic friends rally round their pillows. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It is very doubtful whether she will rally. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mrs. Reed soon rallied her spirits: she shook me most soundly, she boxed both my ears, and then left me without a word. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Then with a grand effort she rallied from the shock, and a supreme astonishment and indignation chased every other expression from her features. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- In this manner a good deal of capital and the energies of many prominent men in politics and business had been rallied distinctively to the support of arc lighting. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- For a few hours, the mother rallied on seeing her son. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I quailed momentarily--then I rallied. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Presently he rallied and said eagerly-- Look here, then. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Mocking her own desires, she rallied her guests on their early departure. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The mobs used to riot there, but they must seek another rallying-place in future. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Rather dashed, Fascination Fledgeby took another scratch at his intellectual head with his hat, to gain time for rallying. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- My darling girl,' he replied, rallying more of his old manner than he had ever yet got together. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- For some time all the energies of the Prophet were concentrated upon rallying his followers, who were evidently much dispirited. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And besides,' added Bella, laughing as she pointed a rallying finger at his face, 'because I have got you in my power. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- As the vehicle rumbled out of the yard, Shirley, rallying her spirits, demanded what had become of the wounded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- All this suited her, like the frank light in her eyes, the rallying smile about her lips, like her shaft-straight carriage and lightsome step. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Edited by Kitty