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sal·ly  (sl)

intr.v. sal·lied, sal·ly·ing, sal·lies

1. To rush out or leap forth suddenly.

2. To issue suddenly from a defensive or besieged position to attack an enemy.

3. To set out on a trip or excursion: sallied forth to see the world.

n. pl. sal·lies

1. A sudden rush forward; a leap.

2. An assault from a defensive position; a sortie.

3. A sudden emergence into action or expression; an outburst.

4. A sudden quick witticism; a quip. See Synonyms at joke.

5. A venturing forth; a jaunt.

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[From French saillie, a sally, from Old French, from feminine past participle of salir, to rush forward, from Latin salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]

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sally

Noun

pl -lies

1. a witty remark

2. a sudden brief attack by troops

3. an excursion

Verb

[-lies, -lying, -lied]

sally forth

a. to set out on a journey

b. to set out in an energetic manner [Latin salire to leap]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sally - witty remark wisecrack, quip, crack comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
	2.	sally - a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position sortie military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	sally - a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" sallying forth venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

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sally

noun 1. witticism, joke, quip, crack (informal) retort, jest, riposte, wisecrack (informal) bon mot, smart remark

verb 2. go forth, set out, rush, issue, surge, erupt

Translations

sally

n sally [ˈsӕli]

a sudden act of rushing out (eg from a fort) to make an attack. uitstappie, aanval هَجْمَه مُفاجِئَه воен. вилазка výpad udfald der Ausfall εξόρμηση salida rünnak حمله سريع rynnäkkö sortie גִיחָה धावा navala, juriš kitörés penyerbuan tiba-tiba skyndiútrás sortita 出撃 출격, 돌격 išpuolis izbrukums serangan cepat uitval utfall, streiftog wypad investida a ieşi la atac вылазка výpad, protiútok izpad (iz utrdbe) iznenadni napad utfall การรีบรุด; การตีฝ่าวงล้อมออกไป saldırı 突圍 вилазка محصورین کا محاصرہ کرنے والوں پر اچانک جھپٹنا cuộc tấn công phá vòng vây 突围

sally forth

(of soldiers) to rush out to make an attack They sallied forth against the enemy. aanval يَهْجِم، يَنْطَلِق مُهاجِما атакувам učinit výpad gøre udfald aufbrechen εξορμώ hacer una salida ründama پيشروي برق آسا rynnätä faire une sortie לְהַגִיח निकलना napasti, provaliti iz tvrđave kitör menyerbu gera skyndiútrás fare una sortita 出撃する 출격하다 netikėtai užpulti izbrukt; izdrāzties triecienā mara een uitval doen dra på streiftog (z)robić wypad investir a ieşi la atac ринуться в бой urobiť výpad jurišati napasti göra ett utfall รีบรุด; ตีฝ่าวงล้อมออกไป fırlamak, çıkış yapmak 突襲 кинутися в бій اچانک حملہ کرنا xông ra phá vây 突袭