RALLY
What does "RALLY" mean?
To come together for a shared purpose, or to recover strength after a setback.
Meanings
- To bring or come together again for a common cause or renewed effort. The captain rallied the team during a tense halftime talk.
- To recover or improve after a decline or weakness. The patient rallied overnight and was sitting up by morning.
- A large public gathering held to show support or rouse enthusiasm. Thousands packed the square for the climate rally.
- A long exchange of shots in tennis or similar racket sports. The final point came after a breathtaking thirty-shot rally.
- A competitive long-distance motor race over public roads. Their car finished second in the desert rally.
Word origin
From French 're-allier', meaning to reunite or join together again, from 're-' (again) plus 'allier' (to ally), itself from Latin 'alligare' (to bind).
Remember it
RALLY = Re-ALLY: to ally again, to bind the scattered back together for one push.
A little poem
When the score turns grim and the legs go slack,
one held breath, one word - and the whole side's back.
couplet
Wordplay
- The tennis players organized a protest, but it kept going back and forth and back and forth. Classic rally.
What it teaches
To rally is to ally again - recovery is rarely solo; you regroup before you rise.
Quick facts
What does RALLY mean?
To come together for a shared purpose, or to recover strength after a setback.
Is RALLY a valid word?
Yes — RALLY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RALLY?
RALLY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does RALLY come from?
From French 're-allier', meaning to reunite or join together again, from 're-' (again) plus 'allier' (to ally), itself from Latin 'alligare' (to bind).
What can RALLY teach us?
To rally is to ally again - recovery is rarely solo; you regroup before you rise.
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