rally

Nouns

  • (n) a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm mass meeting,
  • (n) 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
    rallying,
  • (n) a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
  • (n) an automobile race run over public roads
  • (n) (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
    • after a short rally Connors won the point
    exchange,

Verbs

  • (v) gather
    • drum up support
    drum up, beat up,
  • (v) call to arms; of military personnel mobilise, mobilize, call up,
  • (v) gather or bring together
    • muster the courage to do something
    • she rallied her intellect
    • Summon all your courage
    muster, muster up, summon, come up,
  • (v) return to a former condition
    • The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends
    • The stock market rallied
    rebound,
  • (v) 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
    bait, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit, cod, tease, rag, ride,

Synonyms

mass meeting drum up beat up rallying mobilise mobilize call up muster muster up summon come up rebound bait razz tantalise tantalize taunt twit cod tease rag ride exchange

Antonyms

demobilise demobilize inactivate

Words of close approximity

rale
rallying rallying cry rallying point