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Meaning of 'rally' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rally [ n.]
- The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
- A political mass meeting.
- Good-humored raillery.
2 . Rally [ v. i.]
- To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
- To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
- To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
- To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
3 . Rally [ v. t.]
- To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
- To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.

Meaning of 'rally' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rally [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
Example in sentence:
  • after a short rally Connors won the point
Meaning (2):
- the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
Example in sentence:
  • he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack;
  • he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning
3 . rally [ v]
Meaning (3):
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
Example in sentence:
  • Don't ride me so hard over my failure;
  • His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie;
  • The children teased the new teacher
Meaning (4):
- gather
Example in sentence:
  • drum up support
Meaning (5):
- gather or bring together
Example in sentence:
  • muster the courage to do something;
  • she rallied her intellect;
  • Summon all your courage
Meaning (6):
- return to a former condition
Example in sentence:
  • The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends;
  • The stock market rallied

Nearby Words:

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