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sally Definition

sally (salē)

noun pl. -·lies

  1. a sudden rushing forth, as of troops to attack besieging forces
  2. any sudden start into activity
  3. a quick witticism; bright retort; quip
  4. an excursion or unusual side trip; jaunt

Etymology: MFr saillie < saillir, to come forth suddenly, rush out, leap < L salire, to leap, spring: see salient

intransitive verb -·lied, -·ly·ing

  1. to make a sally
  2. to rush out or come out suddenly
    1. to come or go outdoors
    2. to set out on a trip

Sally Definition

Sally (salē)

noun

a feminine name

sally Synonyms

sally

v.

rush out, march out, go forth; see hurry 1.

sally Usage Examples

Object

  • crab: Afternoon tour to James Bay to see fur seals, land iguanas and sally lightfoot crabs.

Converse of object

  • pull: Pulling the sally was the first lesson to learn.
  • catch: Then let go of the tail with the upper hand and catch the sally.
  • make: Spotted Flycatchers, one of the last migrants to arrive, are a regular sight, making repeated sallies from the same perch.

Adjective modifier

  • top: There would probably be no need to help anyone out half the time Printer-friendly page | Top sally mally Charter Member 24.
  • sudden: The British force surprised their besiegers with a sudden sally, defeated them and killed Osric.
  • witty: The world amused him mightily and he amused the world, always ready with a witty sally or a ribald joke.
  • brief: Reed's chapter on Gibson's brief sally into social psychology makes interesting but tantalizing reading.

Modifies a noun

  • port: At ground level there is a door in the curtain, a strongly barred sally port.
  • guide: A false ceiling which serves simply as a sally guide should be removed and a sally guide frame should be installed.
  • lightfoot: The brightly colored sally lightfoot crabs are in stark contrast against the black rock.
  • crab: The brightly colored sally lightfoot crabs are in stark contrast against the black rock.
  • frame: A false ceiling which serves simply as a sally guide should be removed and a sally guide frame should be installed.

Modifying Another Word

  • forth: With the sun lowering, we sallied forth in search of duck to a lagoon we had heard of lower down the coast.
  • then: Groups meet at some accessible location and then sally forth into the balmy countryside.

Noun used with modifier

  • aunt: Im aware of ' straw men ' , also known as ' aunt sallies ' .

Preposition: of

  • wit: Sallies of wit, jests, good stories and enjoyment, were the soul of the banquet.

Preposition: by

  • defender: A major sally by the defenders of Gloucester has only limited success.
  • night: Thus, he would sally forth by night to seek for the destitute and oppressed.
Sally Quotes

Sally said I was a sacrilegious atheist. I probably am. The thing that Jesus really would've liked would be the guy that plays the kettle drums in the orchestra.

—Salinger,J(erome) D(avid)

sally Quotes

   I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a sudden sally And sparkle out among the fern, To bicker down a valley.

—Tennyson

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