rally 1
— rallier , n.
/ral"ee/ , v. , rallied, rallying , n. , pl. rallies .
v.t.
1. to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
2. to draw or call (persons) together for a common action or effort: He rallied his friends to help him.
3. to concentrate or revive, as one's strength, spirits, etc.: They rallied their energies for the counterattack.
v.i.
4. to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign.
5. to come together or into order again: The captain ordered his small force to rally at the next stream.
6. to come to the assistance of a person, party, or cause (often fol. by to or around ): to rally around a political candidate.
7. to recover partially from illness: He spent a bad night but began to rally by morning.
8. to find renewed strength or vigor: The runner seemed to be rallying for a final sprint.
9. Finance.
a. (of securities) to rise sharply in price after a drop.
b. (of the persons forming a stock market) to begin to trade with increased activity after a slow period.
10. (in tennis, badminton, etc.) to engage in a rally.
11. to participate in a long-distance automobile race.
12. Baseball. (of a team) to score one or more runs in one inning.
n.
13. a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
14. a renewal or recovery of strength, activity, etc.
15. a partial recovery of strength during illness.
16. a drawing or coming together of persons, as for common action, as in a mass meeting: A political rally that brought together hundreds of the faithful.
17. a get-together of hobbyists or other like-minded enthusiasts, primarily to meet and socialize.
18. Finance. a sharp rise in price or active trading after a declining market.
19. (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
a. an exchange of strokes between players before a point is scored.
b. the hitting of the ball back and forth prior to the start of a match.
20. Boxing. an exchange of blows.
21. Baseball. the scoring of one or more runs in one inning.
22. Theat. Brit. a quickening of pace for heightening the dramatic effect in a scene or act.
23. Shipbuilding. a series of blows with battering rams, made in order to drive wedges under a hull to raise it prior to launching.
24. Also, rallye . a long-distance automobile race, esp. for sports cars, held over public roads unfamiliar to the drivers, with numerous checkpoints along the route.
[ 1585-95; rallier (v.), OF, equiv. to r ( e ) - RE- + allier to join; see ALLY ]
Syn. 2, 4. muster. 3. reanimate, reinvigorate. 4. assemble. 5. reassemble.
rally 2
/ral"ee/ , v.t., rallied, rallying .
to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.
[ 1660-70; railler to RAIL 2 ]
Syn . chaff, tease, twit.