rally

rally is a 5-letter English word with 19 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 19 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
2. intransitive verb. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
3. intransitive verb. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
4. intransitive verb. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.
5. noun. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
6. noun. A political mass meeting.
7. transitive verb. To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.
8. intransitive verb. To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
9. noun. Good-humored raillery.
10. noun. the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort

    "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"

    "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

    Synonyms: rallying

11. noun. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes

    "after a short rally Connors won the point"

    Synonyms: exchange

12. noun. an automobile race run over public roads
13. noun. a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
14. noun. a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
15. verb. return to a former condition

    "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"

    "The stock market rallied"

    Synonyms: rebound

16. verb. harass with persistent criticism or carping

    "The children teased the new teacher"

    "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"

    Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit

17. verb. call to arms; of military personnel

    Synonyms: mobilise, mobilize

18. verb. gather or bring together

    "muster the courage to do something"

    "she rallied her intellect"

    Synonyms: muster, summon

19. verb. gather

    "drum up support"

Synonyms

rallying, exchange, rebound, bait, cod, rag, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit, mobilise, mobilize, muster, summon

Common word forms

rallied, rallier, rallies, rallyes, rallying

Words from these letters

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