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rally1
- 1) verb, to bring (a group, unit, etc) into order, as after dispersal, or (of such a group) to reform and come to order
- 2) verb, to organize (supporters, etc) for a common cause or (of such people) to come together for a purpose
- 3) verb, to summon up (one's strength, spirits, etc) or (of a person's health, strength, or spirits) to revive or recover
- 4) verb, stock exchange to increase sharply after a decline
- 5) verb, tennis squash badminton to engage in a rally
- 6) noun, a large gathering of people for a common purpose, esp for some political cause
- 7) noun, a marked recovery of strength or spirits, as during illness
- 8) noun, a return to order after dispersal or rout, as of troops, etc
- 9) noun, stock exchange a sharp increase in price or trading activity after a decline
- 10) noun, tennis squash badminton an exchange of several shots before one player wins the point
- 11) noun, a type of motoring competition over public and closed roads
Etymology
C16: from Old French rallier, from re- + alier to unite; see ally
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
rally2
- 1) verb, to mock or ridicule (someone) in a good-natured way; chaff; tease
Etymology
C17: from Old French railler to tease; see rail2
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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gathering, convention, convocation, meeting, conference, congress, assembly, congregation, muster, hui (N.Z.), recovery, improvement, comeback (informal), revival, renewal, recuperate, unite, regroup, re-form, recover, improve, revive, come round, perk up, recuperate, pull through