rally¹ Definition
rally (ral′ē)
transitive verb -·lied, -·ly·ing
- to gather together (retreating troops) so as to bring back into a state of order
- to summon or bring (persons) together for a common purpose
- to bring back to action; revive to rally one's spirits
Etymology: Fr rallier < OFr re-, again + alier, to join: see ally
intransitive verb
- to come back to a state of order: said esp. of retreating troops
- to come together for a common purpose, esp. to assist or support a cause, person, etc.
- to come in order to help to rally to the side of a friend
- to come back to action, normal strength, etc.; revive to rally from a fever
- Racket Sports to take part in a rally
- Finance to rise in price after having fallen: said of stocks, etc.
- Sports to come from behind in scoring
noun pl. -·lies
- a rallying or being rallied; specif., a gathering of people for a common purpose; mass meeting
- an organized automobile run, esp. of sports cars on public roads, designed to test driving skills
- Racket Sports an exchange of several strokes before the point is won
rally¹ Related Forms
rally² Definition
rally (ral′ē)
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·lied, -·ly·ing
to tease or mock playfully; ridicule; banter
Etymology: Fr rallier, to rail
rally Synonyms
rally Synonyms
rally
v.
To return to the attack
unite against, reassemble, renew, redouble, counterattack, come together, charge, come around, come about, surge forward; see also attack 1, gather 1, return 1, revenge.Antonyms
disperse, scatter*, disintegrate. * To urge others to rally, sense 1
To summon for a common purpose
To regain strength
surge, recuperate, revive, grow stronger; see recover 3, revive 2. See syn. study at stir.
rally Finance Definition
rally Usage Examples
Object
- cry: Justice is often a rallying cry in today's world.
- troop: Despite the efforts of Ormond and his officers to rally the troops all but two regiments fled.
- round: The way people rallied round to help the family made homeless was an example of why Longparish is such a good place to live.
Converse of object
- attend: Over 100,000 people attended a rally in support of Palestine.
- lengthen: Shabana lengthened the rallies and pegged it back, and went on the edge the game 11/8.
- organize: In the meantime, the EC organized a rally of RCA members at the Kingsway Hall, London.
- organize: The gangsters organized large rallies in Tokyo, which denounced the plots against Princess Nagako as disloyalty to the throne.
- punish: This set the tone for the match, long punishing rallies and excellent squash.
- hold: We are proud to be the first market town in England to hold a closed road rally in the town center.
Adjective modifier
- anti-war: None of that happens now; you only have to look at the massive turn-out for the anti-war rallies.
- vintage: This area is used for vehicle parking during open days and vintage vehicle rallies.
- pre-battle: It's not something I would say to Attila the Hun during a pre-battle pep rally.
- grueling: Preparing for the Rally Now the question was - how do you prepare the MG for this grueling rally?
- navigational: Our very own navigational rally taking in some of the most beautiful parts of England on the kind of roads we love.
- fascist: The result is a hilarious insight into the two " performers " on their respective stages in the style of a fascist rally.
Modifies a noun
- driving: I'd love to have ago at rally driving.
- plaque: When she came back, I was up and had caught up the backlog of mounting our rally plaques.
Noun used with modifier
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