rally Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
    mass meeting.
  2. noun the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
    rallying.
    • he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning
    • he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack
  3. noun a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
  4. noun an automobile race run over public roads
  5. noun (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
    exchange.
    • after a short rally Connors won the point
  6. verb gather
    beat up; drum up.
    • drum up support
  7. verb call to arms; of military personnel
    mobilize; mobilise; call up.
  8. verb gather or bring together
    muster; come up; muster up; summon.
    • muster the courage to do something
    • she rallied her intellect
    • Summon all your courage
  9. verb return to a former condition
    rebound.
    • The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends
    • The stock market rallied
  10. verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
    rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; tantalise.
    • 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

WordNet


Ral"ly transitive verb
Etymology
OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad + ligare to bind. See Ra-, and 1st Ally.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Rallied ; present participle & verbal noun Rallying
Definitions
  1. To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
Ral"ly intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
    The Grecians rally, and their powers unite. Dryden.
    Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to rally together, and to form themselves into this new world. Tillotson.
  2. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
  3. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
Ral"ly noun
Wordforms
plural Rallies
Definitions
  1. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
  2. A political mass meeting. Colloq. U. S.
Ral"ly transitive verb
Etymology
F. railler. See Rail to scoff.
Definitions
  1. To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.
    Honeycomb . . . raillies me upon a country life. Addison.
    Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain. Which gay Corinna rallied with disdain. Gay.
    Syn. -- To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.
Ral"ly intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
Ral"ly noun
Definitions
  1. Good-humored raillery.

Webster 1913