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- n a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
- n 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 - n a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
- n an automobile race run over public roads
- n (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
after a short rally Connors won the point - v gather
- v call to arms; of military personnel
- v gather or bring together
- v return to a former condition
- v harass with persistent criticism or carping
- It was the day before the game with Texas Tech, and 1,800 University of Houston students were gathered for a pep rally.
- Wall Street, they're talking about a summer-long rally as though it were some kind of birthright.
- The protest comes just weeks after another banned rally turned violent, as an estimated 30,000 demonstrators demanding free and fair elections clashed with riot police.