RALLY

rally

Noun

  1. A demonstration; an event where people gather together to protest for or against a given cause
  2. A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
  3. An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
  4. A recovery after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Good-humoured raillery.

Verb

  1. To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
  2. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
  3. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.
  4. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.


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