rally, rebound
(verb) return to a former condition; āThe jilted lover soon rallied and found new friendsā; āThe stock market ralliedā
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping; āThe children teased the new teacherā; āDonāt ride me so hard over my failureā; āHis fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tieā
muster, rally, summon, come up, muster up
(verb) gather or bring together; āmuster the courage to do somethingā; āshe rallied her intellectā; āSummon all your courageā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rallied
simple past tense and past participle of rally
• dallier, dialler
Source: Wiktionary
Ral"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rallied; p. pr. & vb. n. Rallying.] Etym: [OF. ralier, F. rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad + ligare to bind. See Ra-, and 1st Ally.]
Definition: To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
Ral"ly, v. i.
1. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite. The Grecians rally, and their powers unite. Dryden. Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to rally together, and to form themselves into this new world. Tillotson.
2. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
3. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
Ral"ly, n.; pl. Rallies (.
1. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
2. A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.]
Ral"ly, v. t. Etym: [F. railler. See Rail to scoff.]
Definition: To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire. Honeycomb . . . raillies me upon a country life. Addison. Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain. Which gay Corinna rallied with disdain. Gay.
Syn.
– To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.
Ral"ly, v. i.
Definition: To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
Ral"ly, n.
Definition: Good-humored raillery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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