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 Definitions of rally  [ˈræl i]  

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Definition of 'rally' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) rally
to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew:
to rally scattered troops.

2.  rally
to draw or call together for a common action or effort:
to rally one's friends.

3.  rally
to concentrate or revive, as one's strength or spirits.

4. (v.i.) rally
to come together for common action or effort.

5.  rally
to come together or into order again, as troops.

6.  rally
to come to the assistance of a person, party, or cause:
to rally around the president.

7.  rally
to recover partially from illness.

8.  rally
to find renewed strength or vigor.

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

10.  rally
(of a market) to show increased activity after a slow period.

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

12.  rally
to participate in a long-distance automobile race.

13.  rally
(of a baseball team) to score one or more runs in one inning.

14. (n.) rally
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.

15.  rally
a renewal or recovery of strength, activity, etc.

16.  rally
a partial recovery of strength during illness.

17.  rally
a mass meeting of people gathered for a common cause:
a political rally.

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

19.  rally
(in tennis, badminton, etc.)

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

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

22.  rally
the scoring of one or more runs in one inning in baseball.

23.  rally
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.

24. (v.t.) rally
to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.

Etymology:  (1660–70; < F railler to rail2)

Definition of 'rally' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) rally, mass meeting
a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm

2. (noun) rally, rallying
the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
"he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

3. (noun) rally
a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness

4. (noun) rally
an automobile race run over public roads

5. (verb) rally, exchange
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
"after a short rally Connors won the point"

6. (verb) beat up, drum up, rally
gather
"drum up support"

7. (verb) call up, mobilize, mobilise, rally
call to arms; of military personnel

8. (verb) muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up
gather or bring together
"muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"

9. (verb) rally, rebound
return to a former condition
"The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"

10. (verb) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
harass with persistent criticism or carping
"The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"


Definition of 'rally' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) rally
a public meeting of protest or support
an anti-war rally; a rally against terrorism

2.  rally
an increase in or recovery of sth
a rally on the stock market

3. (verb) rally
to unite in support or opposition
to rally support; California must rally against the closure of the state parks.

4.  rally
to improve or recover
He began to rally after his long illness.; The dollar rallied to its strongest level in months.


Definition of 'rally' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) rally
the act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word)

2. (noun) rally
a political mass meeting

3. (noun) rally
good-humored raillery

4. (verb) rally
to collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite

5. (verb) rally
to come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite

6. (verb) rally
to collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate

7. (verb) rally
to recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc

8. (verb) rally
to attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire

9. (verb) rally
to use pleasantry, or satirical merriment


Translation of 'rally' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to come or bring together again
The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: saamtrek, byeenbring Arabic flag Arabic: يَحْشِد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: събирам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: reagrupar(-se) Czech flag Czech: znovu (se) shromáždit German flag German: sich sammeln
Danish flag Danish: samle; samles Greek flag Greek: συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομ Spanish flag Spanish: reagrupar
Estonian flag Estonian: taaskogunema, uuesti koon Farsi flag Farsi: گرد آوری کردن وسامان دهی Finnish flag Finnish: koota rivinsä
French flag French: (se) rallier Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְקַבֵּץ Hindi flag Hindi: एकत्रित करना
Croatian flag Croatian: nanovo skupiti, pribrati Hungarian flag Hungarian: összeszed (embereket) Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengumpulkan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ná saman aftur Italian flag Italian: riunire, riorganizzare Japanese flag Japanese: 呼び集める
Korean flag Korean: 대열을 가다듬다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: su(si)burti Latvian flag Latvian: sapulcināt; []pulcēties
Malay flag Malay: menghimpun, berhimpun Dutch flag Dutch: verzamelen Norwegian flag Norwegian: samle seg; få samlet igje
Polish flag Polish: skupiać (się) Persian flag Persian: گرد آوری کردن وسامان دهی Pashto flag Pashto: برابرول، پكار اچول راټولو
Portuguese flag Portuguese: reagrupar(-se) Romanian flag Romanian: a (se) regrupa; a (se) st Russian flag Russian: собирать(ся)
Slovak flag Slovak: znova (sa) zhromaždiť Slovenian flag Slovenian: ponovno (se) zbrati Serbian flag Serbian: okupiti se
Swedish flag Swedish: samla [ihop], samlas Thai flag Thai: ชุมนุม Turkish flag Turkish: topla(n)mak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 重新集合,重整旗鼓 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: знову збирати Urdu flag Urdu: دوبارہ متحد کرنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tập hợp lại Chinese flag Chinese: 重整

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