ral·ly 1 (r l  )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. 2. a. A reassembling, as of dispersed troops. b. The signal ordering this reassembly. 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 a. 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. b. 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 (rl) 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.] |
rally 1
Noun
pl -lies
1. a large gathering of people for a meeting
2. a marked recovery of strength, as during illness
3. Stock Exchange a sharp increase in price or trading activity after a decline
4. Tennis, squash, etc. an exchange of several shots before one player wins the point
5. a car-driving competition on public roads
Verb
[-lies, -lying, -lied]
1. to bring or come together after being dispersed
2. to bring or come together for a common cause
3. to summon up (one's strength or spirits)
4. to recover (sometimes only temporarily) from an illness
5. Stock Exchange to increase sharply after a decline [Old French rallier]
rally 2
Verb
[-lies, -lying, -lied] to mock or tease (someone) in a good-natured way [Old French railler to tease]
Rally a group of persons gathered together with a common purpose, as a political rally, U.S., 1878; a scramble or chase; a series of strokes in tennis; a series of comments, criticisms or humorous banter between two or more participants.
Example: rally of stirring springs, 1674.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  rally - a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasmassemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place pep rally - a rally (especially of students) before a game revival meeting, revival - an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion |
| 2. | rally - 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. | rally - a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness | |
| 4. | rally - an automobile race run over public roads | |
| 5. | rally - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" squash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court Ping-Pong, table tennis - a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball group action - action taken by a group of people | |
| Verb | 1. | rally - gather; "drum up support" |
| 2. | rally - call to arms; of military personnel | |
| 3. | rally - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" | |
| 4. | rally - return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" recuperate, go back, recover - regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" | |
| 5. |  rally - 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" |
rally
noun 1. gathering, mass meeting, convention, convocation, meeting, conference, congress, assembly, congregation, muster, hui N.Z.
noun 2. recovery, improvement, comeback (informal) revival, renewal, resurgence, recuperation, turn for the better << OPPOSITE relapse
verb 4. recover, improve, pick up, revive, get better, come round, perk up, recuperate, turn the corner, pull through, take a turn for the better, regain your strength, get your second wind << OPPOSITE get worse
Translations
rally [ˈrælɪ] n → reunión f;
(POL) → mitin m;
(AUT) → rallye m;
(TENNIS) → peloteo
vt → reunir
vi → reunirse; [sick person], (STOCK EXCHANGE) → recuperarse
rally [ˈrælɪ] n (Pol etc) → Kundgebung f;
(Aut) → Rallye f;
(Tennis etc) → Ballwechsel m
vt (support) → sammeln
rally round rally vi → sich zusammentun
rally [ˈrælɪ] n (POL etc) → riunione f;
(AUT) → rally m inv;
(TENNIS) → scambio
rally round vt fus → raggrupparsi intorno a; venire in aiuto di
v rally [ˈrӕli]
1 to come or bring together again The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general. saamtrek, byeenbring يَحْشِد събирам znovu (se) shromáždit samle; samles sich sammeln συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομαι, ανασυντάσσω, ανασυντάσσομαι reagrupar taaskogunema, uuesti koondama گرد آوری کردن وسامان دهی کردنقشون koota, kokoontua (se) rallier לְקַבֵּץ एकत्रित करना nanovo skupiti, pribrati novu snagu összeszed (embereket) mengumpulkan ná saman aftur riunire, riorganizzare 呼び集める 재집결하다; 규합하다, 재결속하다 su(si)burti sapulcināt; []pulcēties menghimpun, berhimpun verzamelen samle seg; få samlet igjen skupiać (się) reagrupar(-se) a (se) regrupa; a (se) strânge собирать(ся) znova (sa) zhromaždiť ponovno (se) zbrati okupiti se samla [], samlas ชุมนุม topla(n)mak 重整 знову збирати دوبارہ متحد کرنا tập hợp lại 重整
2 to come or bring together for a joint action or effort The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause. te hulp snel يَسْتَجْمِع قِواه، يَتَجَمَّع обединявам dát (se) znovu dohromady stå sammen; slutte op sich zusammentun επιστρατεύω, συσπειρώνω, συσπειρώνομαι juntar(se) jõude ühendama سامان دهی کردن koota rivit (se) rallier לְקַבֵּץ किसी लक्ष्य से एकत्र करना okupiti se, sastati se összegyűlik, tömörül (vki körül) bersatu safnast saman, sameinast unirsi 結集する 모이다; 불러 모으다 vienytis pulcēties; vienoties melobi zich verzamelen komme til unnsetning, fylke seg zebrać/zjednoczyć (się) juntar-se a-şi uni forţele сплачивать(ся) vzchopiť sa, dať (znova) dohromady zbrati (se) okupiti se samla, samlas เข้าร่วมสมาคม bir araya gelmek/getirmek 團結，振作 знову збиратися کسی کام کے لیے جمع ہونا tập họp 团结，振作
3 to (cause to) recover health or strength She rallied from her illness. herstel يَسْتَرِد صِحَّتَه възстановявам zotavit se komme sig sich erholen συνέρχομαι, ανακτώ τις δυνάμεις μου restablecerse, recuperarse kosu(ta)ma بهبود یافتن؛ تجدید قوا کردن toipua se remettre de לְחַזֵק, לִהתאוֹשֵׁש स्वास्थ लाभ करना, पुन- स्वस्थ हो जाना oporaviti se magához tér(ít) sembuh jafna sig, ná sér riprendersi, recuperare 回復する 회복하다 atsigauti, atgauti (jėgas) atlabt; atgūties pulih zich herstellen komme til krefter postawić na nogi, pozbierać się recuperar-se a-şi reveni оправляться zotaviť sa okrevati ojačati återhämta sig ฟื้นตัว iyileşmek, toparlanmak 恢復 приходити до тями صحت یاب ہونا bình phục 恢复
n – plural ˈrallies –
1 a usually large gathering of people for some purpose a Scouts' rally. byeenkoms تَجَمُّع، إحْتِشاد събрание shromáždění stævne; -stævne die Zusammenkunft συγκέντρωση, συλλαλητήριο reunión rahvakoosolek, kokkutulek گرد همیی بزرگ؛ تظاهرات joukkokokous ralliement כִּינוּס किसी खास लक्ष्य से लोगों का जमघट miting, sastanak nagygyűlés apel besar fjöldafundur raduno 集会 군중 대회, 집회 mitingas, susirinkimas, sueiga saiets; mītiņš; manifestācija perhimpunan bijeenkomst stevne, samling, protestmøte zlot, wiec assembleia întrunire; miting слёт zhromaždenie srečanje skup samling, möte การชุมนุม toplantı, miting 集會 з'їзд, зліт مجمع sự tập hợp 集会
2 a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc. byeenkoms سِباق سَيّارات рали rallye rally die Ralley ράλι rally rallivõistlus مسابقه اتومبیل رانی ralli rallye מֵרוּץ गाड़ियों की प्रतियोगिता miting, skup rali reli rallÿ, kappakstur rally ラリー 경기, 경주 ralis rallijs perlumbaan bermotor rally løp, rally rajd rali raliu (авто)ралли rallye, preteky rally skup rally การชุมนุมแข่งรถยนต์ทางไกล yarış, ralli 汽車賽 збори موٹر کاروں کی دوڑ یا مقابلہ cuộc thi lái xe đường trường 汽车赛
3 an improvement in health after an illness. verbetering إسْتِرداد المَريض صِحَّتَه подобрение zotavení bedring die Erholung ανάρρωση, ανάκτηση (δυνάμεων) restablecimiento, recuperación paranemine بهبود toipuminen à la retour santé הִתאוֹשֵשוּת स्वास्थ में सुधार oporavak erőre kapás kesembuhan bati recupero, ripresa 快復 회복 atsigavimas atlabšana pemulihan herstel bedring powrót do zdrowia recuperação restabilire; însănătoşire восстановление zotavenie okrevanje oporavak återhämtning การฟื้นตัว düzelme, toparlanma 康復 відновлення сил بیماری کے بعد صحت یابی sự bình phục 康复
4 (in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost. sarsie تَبادُل مُسْتَمِر لضَرَبات الكُره разиграване výměna míčů bold der Ballwechsel εναλλαγή βολών (π.χ. στο τένις) peloteo kiire võrgumäng از عقب یا از امتیاز کمتر به حریف رسدن و جلو زدن pitkä pallottelu échange חִילוּפֵי כַּדוּר रैली brza izmjena udaraca labdamenet reli (löng) lota scambio (di colpi) ラリー 랠리(득점 없이 공만 주고받는 것) pasikeitimas kirèiais ilgstoša bumbiņas atsišana berbalas pukulan rally lang serie returballer wymiana uderzeń/piłek sucessão de jogadas schimb (lung) de mingi перекидка výmena loptičiek izmenjavanje udarcev serija udaraca u tenisu slagväxling การตีลูกกลับ ard arda vuruşlar (羽毛球賽中的)連續對打 швидкий обмін ударами ٹینس وغیرہ میں ہار جیت سے پہلے کھیل کا طویل سلسلہ loạt đánh trả trong thể thao （羽毛球赛中的）连续对打
rally round
to come together for a joint action or effort, especially of support When John's business was in difficulty, his friends all rallied round (to help) him. ondersteun يَلْتَف حَوْل събирам přijít na pomoc slå sig sammen sich zusammentun συσπειρώνομαι congregarse appi kogunema, tuge pakkuma به کمک کسی شتافتن kokoontua tukemaan se regrouper autour (de qqn) לְהִתלַכֵּד किसी खास उद्देश्य के लिए आना okupiti se vki köré sereglik berkumpul fylkja sér um riunirsi ～の回りに寄り集まる 지원하기 위해 모이다, 돕다 susidėti, susivienyti saliedēties; apvienoties bersama membantu te hulp komen samle seg rundt zebrać się reunir-se a se strânge în jurul (cuiva) собираться prísť na pomoc vkup (se) zbrati udružiti se samlas kring มารวมตัวเพื่อทำกิจกรรมอย่างหนึ่ง yardımına koşmak, destek olmak 和...團結在一起 збиратися کسی مشکل صورتحال میں سب کا مدد کے لیے آنا chung vai 和...团结在一起
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