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Allying
(gcide) | Ally \Al*ly"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Allying.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare
to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. Alligate, Alloy,
Allay, Ligament.]
1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between
families by marriage, or between princes and states by
treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or
with.
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O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. --Pope.
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2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude,
resemblance, friendship, or love.
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These three did love each other dearly well,
And with so firm affection were allied. --Spenser.
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The virtue nearest to our vice allied. --Pope.
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Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or
reflexively.
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rallying
(mass) | rallying
- mobilizovanie, povolávanie, závodenie |
rallying
(encz) | rallying,závody Jaroslav Šedivý |
rallying cry
(encz) | rallying cry, n: |
rallying point
(encz) | rallying point, n: |
sallying forth
(encz) | sallying forth, n: |
Dallying
(gcide) | Dally \Dal"ly\ (d[a^]l"l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dallied
(d[a^]l"l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Dallying.] [OE. dalien,
dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen,
to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or
AS. dol foolish, E. dull.]
1. To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in
idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to
tarry; to trifle.
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We have trifled too long already; it is madness to
dally any longer. --Calamy.
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We have put off God, and dallied with his grace.
--Barrow.
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2. To interchange caresses, especially with one of the
opposite sex; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport.
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Not dallying with a brace of courtesans. --Shak.
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Our aerie . . . dallies with the wind. --Shak.
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Rallying
(gcide) | Rally \Ral"ly\ (r[a^]l"l[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rallied
(r[a^]l"l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Rallying.] [OF. ralier, F.
rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad + ligare to bind. See Ra-,
and 1st Ally.]
To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or
thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
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Sallying
(gcide) | Sally \Sal"ly\ (s[a^]l"l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sallied
(-l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Sallying.] [F. saillir, fr. L.
salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. "a`llesqai; cf. Skr.
s[.r] 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.
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They break the truce, and sally out by night. --Dryden.
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The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.
--Byron.
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Tallying
(gcide) | Tally \Tal"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tallied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tallying.] [Cf. F. tialler to cut. See Tally, n.]
1. To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to
correspond; to cause to fit or suit.
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They are not so well tallied to the present
juncture. --Pope.
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2. (Naut.) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard
or outboard. --W. C. Russell.
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Tally on (Naut.), to dovetail together.
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rallying
(wn) | rallying
adj 1: rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort; "a
rallying cry"
n 1: the act of mobilizing for a common purpose; "the bell was a
signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood"
2: the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he
singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the
rallying of their troops for a counterattack" [syn: rally,
rallying] |
rallying cry
(wn) | rallying cry
n 1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to
arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: war cry,
rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword]
2: a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle [syn:
war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry] |
rallying point
(wn) | rallying point
n 1: a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups
can come together |
sallying forth
(wn) | sallying forth
n 1: a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world
beyond his home" [syn: sally, sallying forth] |
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