rally
rally
nounDefinition of RALLY
1
an act of gathering forces together to renew or attempt an effort <in a last-minute rally the Confederates at Bull Run were able to turn a near defeat into an upset victory>
Phrases call to arms
2
a mass meeting for the purpose of displaying or arousing support for a cause or person <a huge rally for the candidate on the eve of the election>
Related Words assembly, conference, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering; march; protest, sit-down, sit-in, strike; counterdemonstration, counterprotest, counterrally
3
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength <the doctors were amazed at the sick child's unexpected rally, which was apparently due to the new drug>
Near Antonyms decline, degeneration, deterioration, fading, failing, languishing, sinking, wasting (away), weakening, wilting, withering, worsening; regression, relapse
