rally

/ɹˈæli/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. gather
   “drum up support”
2. call to arms; of military personnel
3. gather or bring together
   “muster the courage to do something”
4. return to a former condition
   “The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends”
5. harass with persistent criticism or carping
   “The children teased the new teacher”

noun

1. a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
2. the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
   “he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning”
3. a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
4. an automobile race run over public roads
5. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
   “after a short rally Connors won the point”

Synonyms for rally

• beat up
• drum up
• call up
• mobilize
• mobilise
• muster
• summon
• come up
• muster up
• rebound
• tease
• razz
• rag
• cod
• tantalize
• tantalise
• bait
• taunt
• twit
• ride
• mass meeting
• rallying
• exchange

Words that rhyme with rally

• tally
• dally
• galley
• finale
• sally
• alley
• verbally
• bally
• challis
• dillydally
• lally
• valley
• alie
• alli
• allie
• balli
• braley
• bralley
• calley
• cally
• cavalli
• dalley
• delvalle
• galli
• graley
• hally
• lalley
• lalli
• malley
• mally