ALL meanings of sally
sal·ly
S s - noun plural sally a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy. 1
- noun plural sally a sudden rushing forth or activity. 1
- noun plural sally an excursion or trip, usually off the main course. 1
- noun plural sally an outburst or flight of passion, fancy, etc.: a sally of anger. 1
- noun plural sally a clever, witty, or fanciful remark. 1
- noun plural sally Carpentry. a projection, as of the end of a rafter beyond the notch by which the rafter is fitted over the wall plate. 1
- verb without object sally to make a sally, as a body of troops from a besieged place. 1
- verb without object sally to set out on a side trip or excursion. 1
- verb without object sally to set out briskly or energetically. 1
- verb without object sally (of things) to issue forth. 1
- noun sally a female given name, form of Sarah. 1
- intransitive verb sally set out 1
- noun sally military excursion 1
- countable noun sally Sallies are clever and amusing remarks. 0
- verb sally If someone sallies forth or sallies somewhere, they go out into a rather difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation in a brave or confident way. 0
- verb sally Sally is also a noun. 0
- noun sally a sudden violent excursion, esp by besieged forces to attack the besiegers; sortie 0
- noun sally a sudden outburst or emergence into action, expression, or emotion 0
- noun sally an excursion or jaunt 0
- noun sally a jocular retort 0
- verb sally to make a sudden violent excursion 0
- verb sally to go out on an expedition, etc 0
- verb sally to come, go, or set out in an energetic manner 0
- verb sally to rush out suddenly 0
- noun sally the lower part of a bell rope, where it is caught at handstroke, into which coloured wool is woven to make a grip 0
- noun sally a member of the Salvation Army 0
- noun sally a feminine name 0
- noun sally a sudden rushing forth, as of troops to attack besieging forces 0
- noun sally any sudden start into activity 0
- noun sally a quick witticism; bright retort; quip 0
- noun sally an excursion or unusual side trip; jaunt 0
- intransitive verb sally to make a sally 0
- intransitive verb sally to rush out or come out suddenly 0
- intransitive verb sally to come or go outdoors 0
- intransitive verb sally to set out on a trip 0