rally
verb
[ ˈrali ]
• (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.
• "De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the king's infantry"
• recover or cause to recover in health, spirits, or poise.
• "he floundered for a moment, then rallied again"
Similar:
recover,
improve,
get better,
pick up,
revive,
come back,
make a comeback,
rebound,
bounce back,
perk up,
look up,
take a turn for the better,
turn the/a corner,
be given a new lease of life,
take on a new lease of life,
emerge from something,
get over something,
shake something off,
come up smiling,
• drive in a rally.
• "we're driving off to Spain to rally"
rally
noun
• a mass meeting of people making a political protest or showing support for a cause.
• "a rally attended by around 100,000 people"
Similar:
meeting,
mass meeting,
gathering,
assembly,
tweetup,
demonstration,
march,
protest march,
parade,
get-together,
demo,
• a long-distance race for motor vehicles over public roads or rough terrain, typically in several stages.
• "a rally driver"
• a quick or marked recovery after a decline.
• "the market staged a late rally"
Similar:
recovery,
upturn,
improvement,
revival,
comeback,
rebound,
resurgence,
renewal,
a turn for the better,
reaction,
dead cat bounce,
• (in tennis and other racket sports) an extended exchange of strokes between players.
• "a rally of more than three strokes was a rarity"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘bring together again’): from French rallier, from re- ‘again’ + allier ‘to ally’.
rally
verb
• subject (someone) to good-humoured ridicule; tease.
• "he rallied her on the length of her pigtail"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French railler ‘to rib, tease’ (see rail2).
