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ral⋅ly⋅ing

  [ral-ee-ing]
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–noun
the sport of driving in automobile rallies.
Origin:
1955–60; rally + -ing 1

ral⋅ly

1  [ral-ee] verb, -lied, -ly⋅ing, noun, plural -lies.
–verb (used with object)
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.
–verb (used without object)
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.
a. (of securities) to rise sharply in price after a drop.
b. (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.
–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.
18. Finance. a sharp rise in price or active trading after a declining market.
19. (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
a. an exchange of strokes between players before a point is scored.
b. 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.
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.
Origin:
1585–95; < F rallier (v.), OF, equiv. 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.

ral⋅ly

2  [ral-ee]
–verb (used with object), -lied, -ly⋅ing.
to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.
Origin:
1660–70; < F railler to rail 2

Synonyms:
chaff, tease, twit.
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ral·ly 1   (rāl'ē)   
v.   ral·lied, ral·ly·ing, ral·lies

v.   tr.
  1. To call together for a common purpose; assemble: rally troops at a parade ground.
  2. To reassemble and restore to order: rally scattered forces.
  3. To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline: paused to refresh themselves and rally their strength.
v.   intr.
  1. To come together for a common purpose.
  2. To join in an effort for a common cause: "In the terror and confusion of change, society rallied round the kings" (Garrett Mattingly).
  3. To recover abruptly from a setback or disadvantage: The stock market declined, then rallied. The home team rallied in the ninth inning to win the game.
  4. To show sudden improvement in health or spirits.
  5. Sports To exchange several strokes before a point is won, as in tennis.
n.   pl. ral·lies
  1. A gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause: a political rally.
    1. A reassembling, as of dispersed troops.
    2. The signal ordering this reassembly.
    3. An exchange of strokes in a court game such as tennis or volleyball, ending when one side fails to make a good return and resulting in a point or the loss of service.
    4. A competition in which automobiles are driven over public roads and under normal traffic regulations but with specified rules as to speed, time, and route.
  3. An abrupt recovery from a setback or disadvantage.
  4. A sharp improvement in health, vigor, or spirits.
  5. A notable rise in stock market prices and trading volume after a decline.
  6. Sports
    1. An exchange of strokes in a court game such as tennis or volleyball, ending when one side fails to make a good return and resulting in a point or the loss of service.
    2. A competition in which automobiles are driven over public roads and under normal traffic regulations but with specified rules as to speed, time, and route.

[French rallier, from Old French ralier : re-, re- + alier, to unite, ally; see ally.]
ral·ly 2   (rāl'ē)   
v.   ral·lied, ral·ly·ing, ral·lies

v.   tr.
To tease good-humoredly; banter.
v.   intr.
To engage in good-humored teasing or jesting.

[French railler, from Old French, to tease; see rail3.]
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