rally
A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
Noun 4 meanings
A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
“a campaign rally”
A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
“a political rally”
A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
Verb 4 meanings
To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.
To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness.
To recover strength after a decline in prices.
“The market fell this morning but rallied later in the day.”
Etymology
From Middle French rallier (French rallier), from Old French ralier, from Latin prefix re- + ad + ligare (“to bind; to ally”).
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RALLY at a glance
RALLY has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (R 1 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,963 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with rally
All rhymesOne letter away
- SALLY8
- TALLY8
- WALLY11
- DALLY9
- BALLY10
- PALLY10
- GALLY9
- RAWLY11
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