| VERB | contact | rally, beat up, drum up | gather |
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| competition | rally, call up, mobilize, mobilise | call to arms | |
| contact | rally, muster, summon, come up, muster up | gather or bring together | |
| change | rally, rebound | return to a former condition | |
| communication | rally, tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, ride | harass with persistent criticism or carping | |
| NOUN | group | rally, mass meeting | a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm |
| act | rally, rallying | the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort | |
| process | rally | a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness | |
| event | rally | an automobile race run over public roads | |
| act | rally, exchange | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes |
| Sounds | rae'liy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | A large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm. | |
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| Synonym | mass meeting | |
| Narrower | pep rally | A rally (especially of students) before a game / game / game |
| revival, revival meeting | An evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion | |
| Broader | gathering, assemblage | A group of persons together in one place |
| Spanish | encuentro multitudinario | |
| Catalan | trobada multitudinària | |
| Meaning | The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort. | |
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| Synonym | rallying | |
| Broader | feat, effort, exploit | A notable achievement |
| Spanish | recuperación | |
| Catalan | recuperació, rehabilitació | |
| Verbs | rally | gather or bring together |
| Meaning | A marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness. | |
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| Broader | convalescence, recuperation, recovery | gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
| Verbs | rally | return to a former condition |
| Meaning | An automobile race run over public roads. | |
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| Broader | automobile race, auto race, car race | A race between (usually high-performance) automobiles |
| Spanish | rally | |
| Catalan | rally | |
| Meaning | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes. | |
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| Example | "after a short rally Connors won the point" | |
| Synonym | exchange | |
| Category | badminton | A game / game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net |
| squash, squash racquets, squash rackets | A game / game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets | |
| table tennis, Ping-Pong | A game / game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball | |
| tennis, lawn tennis | A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | |
| Broader | group action | action taken by a group of people |
| Meaning | Gather. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | beat up, drum up | |
| Broader | collect, pull in | Get or bring together |
| Spanish | conseguir, enrolar, obtener, reclutar | |
| Meaning | Call to arms; of military personnel. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | call up, mobilize, mobilise | |
| Broader | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
| Opposite | demobilize, inactivate, demobilise | Release from military service or remove from the active list of military service |
| Spanish | mobilizar, movilizar, repuntar | |
| Catalan | repuntar | |
| Nouns | rallying | the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort |
| Meaning | Gather or bring together. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | muster, summon, come up, muster up | |
| Broader | gather, garner, collect, pull together | Assemble or get together |
| Spanish | avenir, concentrar, conseguir, juntar, reunir, unir | |
| Nouns | rally | the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort |
| Meaning | Return to a former condition. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The stock market is going to rally; The business is going to rally | |
| Synonym | rebound | |
| Broader | recover, go back, recuperate | regain a former condition after a financial loss |
| Catalan | recuperar-se | |
| Nouns | rally | a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness |
| Meaning | harass with persistent criticism or carping. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, ride | |
| Narrower | jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe | laugh at with contempt and derision |
| kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter | Be silly or tease one another | |
| Broader | mock, bemock | treat with contempt |
| Spanish | befarse, burlarse, burlar, cachondearse, chancearse, chotearse, chungearse, mofarse, molestar, pitorrearse, recochinearse, tomar el pelo | |
| Catalan | amoïnar, burlar, fastidiar, fastiguejar, molestar, tantalitzar | |
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