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rally

[ral-ee]

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verb (used with object)

to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.

to draw or call (persons) together for a common action or effort: He rallied his friends to help him.

to concentrate or revive, as one's strength, spirits, etc.: They rallied their energies for the counterattack.

verb (used without object)

to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign.

to come together or into order again: The captain ordered his small force to rally at the next stream.

to come to the assistance of a person, party, or cause (often followed by to or around): to rally around a political candidate.

to recover partially from illness: He spent a bad night but began to rally by morning.

to find renewed strength or vigor: The runner seemed to be rallying for a final sprint.

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Finance.

(of securities) to rise sharply in price after a drop.

(of the persons forming a stock market) to begin to trade with increased activity after a slow period.

10.

(in tennis, badminton, etc.) to engage in a rally.

11.

to participate in a long-distance automobile race.

12.

Baseball. (of a team) to score one or more runs in one inning.

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noun

13.

a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.

14.

a renewal or recovery of strength, activity, etc.

15.

a partial recovery of strength during illness.

16.

a drawing or coming together of persons, as for common action, as in a mass meeting: A political rally that brought together hundreds of the faithful.

17.

a get-together of hobbyists or other like-minded enthusiasts, primarily to meet and socialize.

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18.

Finance. a sharp rise in price or active trading after a declining market.

19.

(in tennis, badminton, etc.)

an exchange of strokes between players before a point is scored.

the hitting of the ball back and forth prior to the start of a match.

20.

Boxing. an exchange of blows.

21.

Baseball. the scoring of one or more runs in one inning.

22.

British Theater. a quickening of pace for heightening the dramatic effect in a scene or act.

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Shipbuilding. a series of blows with battering rams, made in order to drive wedges under a hull to raise it prior to launching.

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Also, rallye. a long-distance automobile race, especially for sports cars, held over public roads unfamiliar to the drivers, with numerous checkpoints along the route.

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Origin:
1585–95; < French rallier (v.), Old French, equivalent to r(e)- re- + allier to join; see ally

Related forms

ral·li·er, noun

Synonyms
2, 4. muster. 3. reanimate, reinvigorate. 4. assemble. 5. reassemble.

Example Sentences

The rally team brings together a veteran quartet of drivers.

It rally depends on when you plan to retire, and how comfortable you are with risk.

So to take us back to the beginning, it is disappointment over the profits outlook that may yet end the current rally.

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The rally team brings together a veteran quartet of drivers.

It rally depends on when you plan to retire, and how comfortable you are with risk.

So to take us back to the beginning, it is disappointment over the profits outlook that may yet end the current rally.

When disasters strike nations and aid agencies rally to help.

They're rally only suitable for spaces in which people don't spend too much time.

The rally was designed to attract attention for the coalition's primary goal, which is to avert potential censorship laws.

And faculty members and students will rally on the campus this afternoon in support of the strike.

Riot police blocked routes into the city and fired water cannon to break up the rally.

Painted with the blood of a hard-won meal, this lioness pauses to make sure the herd isn't going to rally.

When a society gets in deep enough doo-doo they will often turn to a woman leader to rally them.

Google's app workshop is one of many recent efforts to rally support for the mobile platform.

It may be a effective tactic, to deny reformers symbols to rally about.

Kaya died in detention three days after he had been arrested for smoking marijuana during a rally for its decriminalisation.

Crowds then followed it to a political rally in a field.

But that doesn't make it a healthier or stronger idea to rally around.

Or, you may be viewed as a political liability who will rally opposition and weaken the appointee's leadership and effectiveness.

To rally support, he distributed sheep to indigenous farmers and raised salaries for the army and.

Those pups were really cuteAnd you'r rally lucky to see all those cool places.

Have you ever been to a political rally and chanted something in unison with thousands of.

As the affair unfolded, what struck many observers wasn't the rally of detractors, the organized indignation.

Although criticism of his rule had grown discernibly, his critics had no credible alternative to rally around.

Sounds daunting, but if you can rally friends to pitch in, it could be an amazing opportunity for your community.

The rally planned for the next day had a couple thousand students.

All along this rally has been dogged by a contradiction.

Universities should focus their efforts and rally around core activities during hard times and build upon these in good times.

There was then a remarkable rally that saw the index rise around sixfold within a year.

The one person at the rally who was carrying concealed that day was in a shop when the shooting started.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object), -lied, -ly·ing.

to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.

Origin:
1660–70; < French railler to rail²

Synonyms
chaff, tease, twit.

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World English Dictionary

rally¹ (ˈrælɪ)

—vb (when intr, foll by to) , -lies, -lying, -lied
1.	to bring (a group, unit, etc) into order, as after dispersal, or (of such a group) to reform and come to order: the troops rallied for a final assault
2.	to organize (supporters, etc) for a common cause or (of such people) to come together for a purpose
3.	to summon up (one's strength, spirits, etc) or (of a person's health, strength, or spirits) to revive or recover
4.	(intr) stock exchange to increase sharply after a decline: steels rallied after a bad day
5.	(intr) tennis, squash, badminton to engage in a rally

—n , -lies, -lying, -lied, -lies
6.	a large gathering of people for a common purpose, esp for some political cause: the Nuremberg Rallies
7.	a marked recovery of strength or spirits, as during illness
8.	a return to order after dispersal or rout, as of troops, etc
9.	stock exchange a sharp increase in price or trading activity after a decline
10.	tennis, squash, badminton an exchange of several shots before one player wins the point
11.	a type of motoring competition over public and closed roads

[C16: from Old French rallier, from re- + alier to unite; see ally]

'rallier¹

—n

rally² (ˈrælɪ)

—vb , -lies, -lying, -lied
	to mock or ridicule (someone) in a good-natured way; chaff; tease

[C17: from Old French railler to tease; see rail²]

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Word Origin & History

rally

"bring together," 1603, from Fr. rallier, from O.Fr. ralier "reassemble, unite again," from re- "again" + alier "unite" (see ally). The noun is first recorded 1651, originally in the military sense of "regroup for renewed action after a repulse." Sense of "mass meeting to arouse

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group support" first attested 1840, Amer.Eng. Sense of "gathering of automobile enthusiasts" is from 1932, from Fr. Sports sense of "long series of hits" in tennis, etc., is from 1887. Rally round the flag (1862) is a line from popular Amer. Civil War song "Battle Cry of Freedom."

rally

"make fun of, tease," 1668, from Fr. railler "to rail, reproach," from M.Fr. (see rail (v.)).

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Slang Dictionary

rally definition

[ˈræli]

n.
get-together of some kind; a party, usually informal, possibly spontaneous. : There's a rally over at Tom's tonight.
in.
to hold a get-together of some kind; to party. (Collegiate.) : Let's rally tonight about midnight.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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