[ral-ee] 
verb, -lied, -ly⋅ing, noun, plural -lies.| 1. | to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army. |
| 2. | to draw or call (persons) together for a common action or effort: He rallied his friends to help him. |
| 3. | to concentrate or revive, as one's strength, spirits, etc.: They rallied their energies for the counterattack. |
| 4. | to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign. |
| 5. | to come together or into order again: The captain ordered his small force to rally at the next stream. |
| 6. | to come to the assistance of a person, party, or cause (often fol. by to or around): to rally around a political candidate. |
| 7. | to recover partially from illness: He spent a bad night but began to rally by morning. |
| 8. | to find renewed strength or vigor: The runner seemed to be rallying for a final sprint. |
| 9. | Finance.
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 18. | Finance. a sharp rise in price or active trading after a declining market. |
| 19. | (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
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| 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. |
| 23. | Shipbuilding. a series of blows with battering rams, made in order to drive wedges under a hull to raise it prior to launching. |
| 24. | Also, rallye. a long-distance automobile race, esp. for sports cars, held over public roads unfamiliar to the drivers, with numerous checkpoints along the route. |
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