rally
1. a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
mass meeting
• Hypernyms:
gathering, assemblage
• Hyponyms:
pep rally, revival, revival meeting
2. the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort (Freq. 1)
- he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning
- he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack
• Syn:
rallying
• Derivationally related forms:
rally (for: rallying)
• Hypernyms:
feat, effort, exploit
3. a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
• Hypernyms:
convalescence, recuperation, recovery
4. an automobile race run over public roads
• Hypernyms:
automobile race, auto race, car race
5. (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- after a short rally Connors won the point
• Syn:
exchange
• Topics:
badminton, table tennis, Ping-Pong, tennis, lawn tennis,
squash, squash racquets, squash rackets
• Hypernyms:
group action
1. gather (Freq. 3)
- drum up support
• Syn:
beat up, drum up
• Hypernyms:
collect, pull in
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. call to arms;
of military personnel (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
call up, mobilize, mobilise
• Ant:
demobilize (for: mobilize)
• Derivationally related forms:
rallying, mobilisation (for: mobilise), mobilization (for: mobilize), call up (for: call up)
• Hypernyms:
call, send for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. gather or bring together (Freq. 1)
- muster the courage to do something
- she rallied her intellect
- Summon all your courage
• Syn:
muster, summon, come up, muster up
• Hypernyms:
gather, garner, collect, pull together
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: come up)
4. return to a former condition (Freq. 1)
- The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends
- The stock market rallied
• Syn:
rebound
• Derivationally related forms:
rebound (for: rebound)
• Hypernyms:
recover, go back, recuperate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- The stock market is going to rally
- The business is going to rally
5. harass with persistent criticism or carping
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
• Syn:
tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize,
tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, ride
• Derivationally related forms:
twit (for: twit), taunting (for: taunt), taunt (for: taunt), tantaliser (for: tantalise), Tantalus (for: tantalise), tantalizer (for: tantalize), Tantalus (for: tantalize), tantalization (for: tantalize), razzing (for: razz), tease (for: tease), teaser (for: tease), teasing (for: tease)
• Hypernyms:
mock, bemock
• Hyponyms:
jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe,
kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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