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sally
1[ sal-ee ]
noun
- a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- a sudden rushing forth or activity.
- an excursion or trip, usually off the main course.
- an outburst or flight of passion, fancy, etc.:
a sally of anger.
- a clever, witty, or fanciful remark.
Synonyms: ,
- Carpentry. a projection, as of the end of a rafter beyond the notch by which the rafter is fitted over the wall plate.
verb (used without object)
- to make a sally, as a body of troops from a besieged place.
- to set out on a side trip or excursion.
- to set out briskly or energetically.
- (of things) to issue forth.
Sally
2[ sal-ee ]
noun
- a female given name, form of Sarah.
Sally
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a member of the Salvation Army
sally
2/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- a sudden violent excursion, esp by besieged forces to attack the besiegers; sortie
- a sudden outburst or emergence into action, expression, or emotion
- an excursion or jaunt
- a jocular retort
verb
- to make a sudden violent excursion
- often foll by forth to go out on an expedition, etc
- to come, go, or set out in an energetic manner
- to rush out suddenly
sally
3/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- the lower part of a bell rope, where it is caught at handstroke, into which coloured wool is woven to make a grip
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- l· noun
- dzܳȴl verb (used with object) outsallied outsallying
- ܲ·l·Բ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sally1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of sally1
Origin of sally2
Example Sentences
The most comprehensive sally, of course, is the administration’s drastic and abrupt cut in funding by the National Institutes of Health.
The daisy over his shoulder, he sallied back toward his wife, very pleased with himself.
Chess, by and large, is a war game played by nonmartial people who would have trouble identifying the business end of an M16 or explaining the difference between an embrasure and a sally port.
However, despite learning much about scarce yellow sally, the scientists still have no idea how it got its name.
Police said inmate Orlando Mitchell, 34, assaulted Durm on Monday while the van was inside the sally port, or fortified entrance, of the Adult Detention Center on the city’s south side.
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