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sal·ly
(săl′ē)intr.v. sal·lied, sal·ly·ing, sal·lies
1. To rush out or leap forth suddenly: a bird that sallies out from a branch to catch flying insects.
2. To issue suddenly from a defensive or besieged position to attack an enemy.
3. To set out on a trip or excursion: sallied forth to see the world.
n. pl. sal·lies
1. A sudden rush forward or leap.
2. An assault from a defensive position; a sortie.
3. A sudden effort toward action or expression: "[She] kept up a sally of brilliant but doomed attempts at conversation" (Donna Tartt).
4. A sudden quick witticism; a quip.
5. A venturing forth; a jaunt.
[From French saillie, a sally, from Old French, from feminine past participle of salir, to rush forward, from Latin salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
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sally
(ˈsælɪ)n, pl -lies
1. (Military) a sudden violent excursion, esp by besieged forces to attack the besiegers; sortie
2. a sudden outburst or emergence into action, expression, or emotion
3. an excursion or jaunt
4. a jocular retort
vb (intr) , -lies, -lying or -lied
5. (Military) to make a sudden violent excursion
6. (often foll by forth) to go out on an expedition, etc
7. to come, go, or set out in an energetic manner
8. to rush out suddenly
[C16: from Old French saillie, from saillir to dash forwards, from Latin salīre to leap]
ˈsallier n
sally
(ˈsælɪ)n, pl -lies
(Music, other) the lower part of a bell rope, where it is caught at handstroke, into which coloured wool is woven to make a grip
[C19: perhaps from an obsolete or dialect sense of sally1 leaping movement]
Sally
(ˈsælɪ)n, pl -lies
(Protestantism) a member of the Salvation Army
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sal•ly
(ˈsæl i)n., pl. -lies, n.
1. a sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
2. a sudden rushing forth.
3. an excursion or side trip.
4. an outburst of passion, flight of fancy, etc.
5. a witty remark; quip.
v.i. 6. to make a sally, as a body of troops from a besieged place.
7. to set out, as on an excursion; venture (often fol. by forth).
8. to rush or burst out.
[1535–45; < Middle French saillie, n. use of feminine past participle of saillir to rush forward < Latin salīre to leap]
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sally
Past participle: sallied
Gerund: sallying
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| Noun | 1. | sally - witty remark |
| 2. |  sally - a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their positionmilitary action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 3. | sally - a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome |
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[ˈsælɪ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
sally
(ˈsӕli) – plural ˈsallies – noun a sudden act of rushing out (eg from a fort) to make an attack. salida
sally forth (of soldiers) to rush out to make an attack. They sallied forth against the enemy. hacer una salida
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