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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAL'LY, v.t. [This seems to be a compound of re, ra, and lier, L. ligo, to unite.]
1. To reunite; to collect and reduce to order troops dispersed or thrown into confusion.
2. To collect; to unite; as things scattered.
RAL'LY, v.t. [See Raillery.]
To treat with good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire, according to the nature of the case.
Honeycomb rallies me upon a country life.
Strephon had long confess'd his am'rous pain, which gay Corinna rallied with disdain.
RAL'LY, v.i.
1. To assemble; to unite.
Innumerable parts of matter chanced then to rally together and to form themselves into this new world.
2. To come back to order.
The Grecians rally and their pow'rs unite.
3. To use pleasantry or satirical merriment.
RAL'LY, n.
1. The act of bringing disordered troops to their ranks.
2. Exercise of good humor or satirical merriment.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm [syn: rally, mass meeting]
2: 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" [syn: rally, rallying]
3: a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
4: an automobile race run over public roads
5: (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" [syn: rally, exchange] v
1: gather; "drum up support" [syn: beat up, drum up, rally]
2: call to arms; of military personnel [syn: call up, mobilize, mobilise, rally] [ant: demobilise, demobilize, inactivate]
3: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" [syn: muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up]
4: return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" [syn: rally, rebound]
5: 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" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (rallied; rallying) Etymology: French rallier, from Old French ralier, from re- + alier to unite — more at ally Date: 1603 transitive verb 1. a. to muster for a common purpose b. to recall to order 2. a. to arouse for action b. to rouse from depression or weakness intransitive verb 1. to come together again to renew an effort 2. to join in a common cause 3. recover, rebound <rallied briefly from his illness> 4. to engage in a rally II. noun (plural rallies) Date: 1651 1. a. a mustering of scattered forces to renew an effort b. a summoning up of strength or courage after weakness or dejection c. a recovery of price after a decline d. a renewed offensive 2. a mass meeting intended to arouse group enthusiasm 3. a series of shots interchanged between players (as in tennis) before a point is won 4. (also rallye) [French rallye, from English rally (I)] an automobile competition using public roads and ordinary traffic rules with the object of maintaining a specified average speed between checkpoints over a route unknown to the participants until the start of the event III. transitive verb (rallied; rallying) Etymology: French railler to mock, rally — more at rail Date: 1668 to attack with raillery ; banter

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. & intr. (often foll. by round, behind, to) bring or come together as support or for concentrated action. 2 tr. & intr. bring or come together again after a rout or dispersion. 3 a intr. renew a conflict. b tr. cause to do this. 4 a tr. revive (courage etc.) by an effort of will. b tr. rouse (a person or animal) to fresh energy. c intr. pull oneself together. 5 intr. recover after illness or prostration or fear, regain health or consciousness, revive. 6 intr. (of share-prices etc.) increase after a fall. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 an act of reassembling forces or renewing conflict; a reunion for fresh effort. 2 a recovery of energy after or in the middle of exhaustion or illness. 3 a mass meeting of supporters or persons having a common interest. 4 a competition for motor vehicles, usu. over public roads. 5 (in lawn tennis etc.) an extended exchange of strokes between players. Phrases and idioms: rally-cross motor racing over roads and cross-country. Derivatives: rallier n. Etymology: F rallier (as RE-, ALLY(1)) 2. v.tr. (-ies, -ied) subject to good-humoured ridicule. Etymology: F railler: see RAIL(2)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rally Ral"ly, v. i. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rally Ral"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rallied; p. pr. & vb. n. Rallying.] [OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad + ligare to bind. See Ra-, and 1st Ally.] To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rally Ral"ly, n.; pl. Rallies. 1. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word). 2. A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rally Ral"ly, v. t. [F. railler. See Rail to scoff.] To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire. Honeycomb . . . rallies 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rally Ral"ly, v. i. To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rally Ral"ly, n. Good-humored raillery.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(rallies, rallying, rallied) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A rally is a large public meeting that is held in order to show support for something such as a political party. About three thousand people held a rally to mark international human rights day... N-COUNT 2. When people rally to something or when something rallies them, they unite to support it. His supporters have rallied to his defence... He rallied his own supporters for a fight. VERB: V to n, V n 3. When someone or something rallies, they begin to recover or improve after having been weak. He rallied enough to thank his doctors... = recover VERB: V • Rally is also a noun. After a brief rally the shares returned to 126p. = recovery N-COUNT: usu sing 4. A rally is a competition in which vehicles are driven over public roads. ...an accomplished rally driver. N-COUNT: usu with supp 5. A rally in tennis, badminton, or squash is a continuous series of shots that the players exchange without stopping. ...a long rally. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Reunite, restore to order. 2. Banter, joke, ridicule, satirize, deride, mock, quiz, taunt, treat with raillery. II. v. n. 1. Be restored to order, come into order, take courage. 2. Recover, recover strength, gain ground, get better, pick up. 3. Jest, indulge in banter or raillery.

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