sally
v. burst forth, rush forward; leave on a journey, set out on a trip n. forward rush, assault; outburst of emotion (or laughter, etc.); witty remark, clever reply; pleasure trip, journey | ||||
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Sally Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Sally
(v.)
Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.
(v.)
An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.
(v.)
A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.
(v.)
A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
(v.)
A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind.
(v. i.)
To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.
(v.)
Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.
(v.)
An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.
(v.)
A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.
(v.)
A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
(v.)
A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind.
(v. i.)
To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.
| WordNet 2.0 |
sally
Noun
1. witty remark
(synonym) wisecrack, crack, quip
(hypernym) remark, comment
2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
(synonym) sortie
(hypernym) military action, action
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
(synonym) sallying forth
(hypernym) venture
Noun
1. witty remark
(synonym) wisecrack, crack, quip
(hypernym) remark, comment
2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
(synonym) sortie
(hypernym) military action, action
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
(synonym) sallying forth
(hypernym) venture
| Australian Slang |
Sally
1. member of the Salvation Army; 2. the Sallies - the Salvation Army
1. member of the Salvation Army; 2. the Sallies - the Salvation Army
| hEnglish - advanced version |
sally
sally
\sal"ly\ (săl"l&ybreve;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. sallied (-l&ibreve;d); p. pr. & vb. n. sallying.] [f. saillir, fr. l. salire to leap, spring, akin to gr. "a`llesqai; cf. skr. s&rsdot; to go, to flow. cf. salient, assail, assault, exult, insult, saltation, saltire.] to leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally. they break the truce, and sally out by night. the foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.
sally
\sal"ly\, n.; pl. sallies (#). [f. saillie, fr. saillir. see sally, v.]
1. a leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
2. a rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie. sallies were made by the spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss.
3. an excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation. every one shall know a country better that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that goes still round in the same track.
4. a flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind. the unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his sallies. w. scott.
5. transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade. the excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth. h. wotton.
sally
port. (a) (fort.) a postern gate, or a passage underground, from the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress for troops in a sortie. (b) (naval) a large port on each quarter of a fireship, for the escape of the men into boats when the train is fired; a large port in an old-fashioned three-decker or a large modern ironclad.
sally
n
1. witty remark [syn: wisecrack, crack, quip]
2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position [syn: sortie]
3. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" [syn: sallying forth]
similar words(4)
aunt sally
yellow sally
sally port
sally out
sally
\sal"ly\ (săl"l&ybreve;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. sallied (-l&ibreve;d); p. pr. & vb. n. sallying.] [f. saillir, fr. l. salire to leap, spring, akin to gr. "a`llesqai; cf. skr. s&rsdot; to go, to flow. cf. salient, assail, assault, exult, insult, saltation, saltire.] to leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally. they break the truce, and sally out by night. the foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.
sally
\sal"ly\, n.; pl. sallies (#). [f. saillie, fr. saillir. see sally, v.]
1. a leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
2. a rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie. sallies were made by the spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss.
3. an excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation. every one shall know a country better that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that goes still round in the same track.
4. a flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind. the unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his sallies. w. scott.
5. transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade. the excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth. h. wotton.
sally
port. (a) (fort.) a postern gate, or a passage underground, from the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress for troops in a sortie. (b) (naval) a large port on each quarter of a fireship, for the escape of the men into boats when the train is fired; a large port in an old-fashioned three-decker or a large modern ironclad.
sally
n
1. witty remark [syn: wisecrack, crack, quip]
2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position [syn: sortie]
3. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" [syn: sallying forth]
similar words(4)
aunt sally
yellow sally
sally port
sally out
| Everyday English and Slang in Ireland |
Sally (n)
head; comes from Sallynoggin(Dublin suburb) you take out the noggin part which is head.
head; comes from Sallynoggin(Dublin suburb) you take out the noggin part which is head.
Sally Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
bursting forth
eruptio
eruptio
| Stephen King |
| The Harry Potter Glossary |
Perks, Sally-Anne
Sorted into an unknown house at Hogwarts [1].
Sorted into an unknown house at Hogwarts [1].
Sally Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Sean_Woo's Finance,GIS & Real Estate Glossary |
Sally Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries