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ral·ly
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 (r  l   )
KEY
VERB:
ral·lied
,
ral·ly·ing
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ral·lies
VERB:
tr.
- To call together for a common purpose; assemble:
rally troops at a parade ground.
- To reassemble and restore to order:
rally scattered forces.
- To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline:
paused to refresh themselves and rally their strength.
VERB:
intr.
- To come together for a common purpose.
- To join in an effort for a common cause:
"In the terror and confusion of change, society rallied round the kings"
(Garrett Mattingly).
- 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.
- To show sudden improvement in health or spirits.
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Sports
To exchange several strokes before a point is won, as in tennis.
NOUN:
pl.
ral·lies
- A gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause:
a political rally.
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- A reassembling, as of dispersed troops.
- The signal ordering this reassembly.
- An abrupt recovery from a setback or disadvantage.
- A sharp improvement in health, vigor, or spirits.
- A notable rise in stock market prices and trading volume after a decline.
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Sports
- 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.
- 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.
ETYMOLOGY:
French rallier, from Old French ralier : re-, re- + alier, to unite, ally ; see
ally
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