rallynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈræl.i/us/ˈræl.i/rally noun [ C ] (MEETING)
C2 a public meeting of a large group of people, especially supporters of a particular opinion:
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- The rally has been cancelled for the good of all concerned.
- It was heartening to see so many people at the rally.
- The rally was organized by local trade union officials.
- Demonstrators were bussed in from all parts of the country to attend the protest rally.
- They held a rally outside the town hall.
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Meeting people
- appointment
- conclave
- cross
- cross sb's path/cross paths with sb idiom
- deal
- gathering
- hello
- hook
- hook up
- how are things (with you)? idiom
- how do you do? idiom
- it's a date idiom
- known
- massed
- meet
- meeting point
- muster point
- remember sb to sb
- run across sb
- tryst
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rally noun [ C ] (RACE)
C2 a car or motorcycle race, especially over long distances on public roads:
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Motor racing
- autocross
- chicane
- drag race
- dragster
- go-karting
- lap
- motor racing
- NASCAR
- pit
- pit stop
- pole position
- racing car
- racing driver
- scramble
- scrambling
- speedway
- stock car
- the checkered flag
- the chequered flag
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rally noun [ C ] (SPORT)
a continuous exchange of hits between players in tennis, squash or badminton
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Tennis & racket sports
- ball boy/girl
- birdie
- break
- break point
- deuce
- double
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- seed
- single
- smash
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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rally noun [ C ] (IMPROVEMENT)
an improvement:
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Becoming better
- alive
- bloom
- by/in leaps and bounds idiom
- come alive idiom
- come along
- consolidate
- move
- move on to bigger/better things idiom
- on the up (and up) idiom
- perk
- perk up
- pick
- shape
- straighten
- straighten up
- turn over a new leaf idiom
- turn sth around
- turn sth round
- warm
- warm up
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rallyverb
uk/ˈræl.i/us/ˈræl.i/rally verb (SUPPORT)
[ I or T ] to (cause to) come together in order to provide support or make a shared effort:
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Forming groups (of people)
- be ranged against/with sth/sb
- cluster
- congregate
- convene
- converge
- corral
- crowd around (sb/sth)
- flock
- form
- gather
- get
- get together
- group
- muster
- range
- reunion
- round
- round sth/sb up
- throng
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rally verb (IMPROVE)
[ I ] to return to a better condition:
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Becoming better
- alive
- bloom
- by/in leaps and bounds idiom
- come alive idiom
- come along
- consolidate
- move
- move on to bigger/better things idiom
- on the up (and up) idiom
- perk
- perk up
- pick
- shape
- straighten
- straighten up
- turn over a new leaf idiom
- turn sth around
- turn sth round
- warm
- warm up
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