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.
–verb (used without object)
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.
–noun
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.
British Theater. 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.
[Origin: 1585–95; < F rallier (v.), OF, equiv. to r(e)-re-+ allier to join; see ally]
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