sally forth
21sally — ► NOUN (pl. sallies) 1) a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy. 2) a witty or lively retort. ► VERB (sallies, sallied) ▪ set forth. ORIGIN French saillie, from Latin salire to leap …
22sally — [[t]sæ̱li[/t]] sallies, sallying, sallied 1) N COUNT Sallies are clever and amusing remarks. [LITERARY] He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies. 2) VERB If someone sallies forth or sallies somewhere, they go out into a… …
23sally — sallier, n. /sal ee/, n., pl. sallies, v., sallied, sallying. n. 1. a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy. 2. a sudden rushing forth or activity. 3. an excursion or trip, usually off the main course. 4. an outburst or flight of… …
24sally — I UK [ˈsælɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms sally : present tense I/you/we/they sally he/she/it sallies present participle sallying past tense sallied past participle sallied literary to leave a place to go on a journey or for a definite… …
25sally — sal•ly [[t]ˈsæl i[/t]] n. pl. lies, 1) mil 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 6) to make a sally …
26sally — n 1. sortie, foray, charge, thrust, offensive, drive; raid, attack, assault, onset, onslaught; rush, dash, going forward, onrush, outrush, outflow, efflux, effluence, outpour, outpouring. 2. excursion, expedition, trip, tour, visit, voyage, sail …
27sally — I. noun (plural sallies) Etymology: Middle French saillie, from Old French, from saillir to rush forward, from Latin salire to leap; akin to Greek hallesthai to leap Date: 1560 1. an action of rushing or bursting forth; especially a sortie of… …
28sally — sal|ly1 [ sæli ] verb intransitive LITERARY to leave a place to go on a trip or for a definite purpose, showing confidence and energy: Every afternoon she sallied forth to do the shopping. sally sal|ly 2 [ sæli ] noun count LITERARY 1. ) a quick… …
29sally — 1. noun a) A willow b) Any tree that looks like a willow 2. verb a) To make a sudden attack on an enemy from a defended position. The troops sallied in desperation …
30sally — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sortie, raid, foray, attack;excursion, expedition, trip; out burst, outbreak; banter, riposte, repartee. See wit, departure. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rush out, march out, go forth; see hurry 1 . III… …
