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rally

('r/&/l/i/ )

a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm(noun.group)

Synonym:
mass meeting

source: wordnet30
the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort(noun.act)

Example:
He singled to start a rally in the 9th inning.
He feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack.

Synonym:
rallying

source: wordnet30
a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness(noun.process)

source: wordnet30
an automobile race run over public roads(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes(noun.act)

Example:
After a short rally Connors won the point.

Synonym:
exchange

source: wordnet30
The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).(noun)

source: webster1913
Good-humored raillery.(noun)

source: webster1913

gather(verb.contact)

Synonym:
beat up, drum up

source: wordnet30
call to arms; of military personnel(verb.competition)

Synonym:
call up, mobilise, mobilize
Antonym:
demobilise, demobilize, inactivate

source: wordnet30
gather or bring together(verb.contact)

Synonym:
come up, muster, muster up, summon

source: wordnet30
return to a former condition(verb.change)

Synonym:
rebound

source: wordnet30
harass with persistent criticism or carping(verb.communication)

Synonym:
bait, cod, rag, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit

source: wordnet30
To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.(verb)

source: webster1913
To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.(verb)

source: webster1913
To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.(verb)

source: webster1913
To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.(verb)

source: webster1913