Rally | Mean of rally in English Dictionary

/ˈræli/

• Noun
• a public meeting to support or oppose someone or something
1. a political rally
2. Supporters held a rally for the candidate.
3. Protesters staged an antiwar rally.
4. a youth rally [=a public meeting for teenagers and young adults]
• an increase in price or value after a decrease in price or value
1. Stock prices are up after the dollar's rally yesterday.
• an occurrence in which a team or player that has been behind or playing badly begins to play well
1. The team's late-game rally [=comeback] helped them win the game.

• a continuous series of hits back and forth between players in tennis or a similar game
1. She ended the rally with a hard overhand shot to the far corner.
• a car race that is usually held on public roads
1. a road rally
2. a professional rally driver
• Verb
• to meet publicly to support or oppose something
1. His supporters will rally tomorrow morning outside the capitol.
• to cause (people) to join together to publicly support or oppose something
1. The group is trying to rally voters for the election.
2. The shootings rallied protesters who say the city neglects poorer neighborhoods.
• to publicly support or oppose something or someone as a group
1. Many people in the community have rallied to the mayor's side. [=have publicly shown support for the mayor]
2. Parents rallied for/behind [=publicly showed support for] the new dress code guidelines.
3. Students rallied against [=publicly showed opposition to] the new dress code guidelines.
• to join together as a group to do something
1. Concerned people around the country have rallied (together) to help raise money for the victims.
• to cause (a group of people) to have new energy and enthusiasm in a difficult time or situation
1. The coach rallied his players for the second half of the game.
2. As the deadline approached, it was clear that we needed to rally the troops. [=to urge everyone to work harder]
• to improve suddenly after a period of weakness, failure, etc.
1. We were trailing for most of the game, but we rallied in the fourth quarter and ended up winning.
2. Stocks rallied [=increased in price or value] at the close of trading today.
3. The patient briefly rallied [=got healthier] but then became much worse and died a few days later.
• to join together to support (someone or something) in a difficult time or situation
1. We rallied around our neighbors when their house burned down.
2. When the town library lost its funding, the community rallied around it.