SALLY


Meaning of SALLY in English

— sallier , n.

/sal"ee/ , n. , pl. sallies , v. , sallied, sallying .

n.

1. a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.

2. a sudden rushing forth or activity.

3. an excursion or trip, usually off the main course.

4. an outburst or flight of passion, fancy, etc.: a sally of anger.

5. a clever, witty, or fanciful remark.

6. Carpentry. a projection, as of the end of a rafter beyond the notch by which the rafter is fitted over the wall plate.

v.i.

7. to make a sally, as a body of troops from a besieged place.

8. to set out on a side trip or excursion.

9. to set out briskly or energetically.

10. (of things) to issue forth.

[ 1535-45; saillie attack, n. use of fem. ptp. of saillir to rush forward salire to leap ]

Syn. 5. quip, witticism.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .