sally

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]

sally

Past participle: sallied
Gerund: sallying

Imperative
sally
sally

Present
I sally
you sally
he/she/it sallies
we sally
you sally
they sally

Preterite
I sallied
you sallied
he/she/it sallied
we sallied
you sallied
they sallied

Present Continuous
I am sallying
you are sallying
he/she/it is sallying
we are sallying
you are sallying
they are sallying

Present Perfect
I have sallied
you have sallied
he/she/it has sallied
we have sallied
you have sallied
they have sallied

Past Continuous
I was sallying
you were sallying
he/she/it was sallying
we were sallying
you were sallying
they were sallying

Past Perfect
I had sallied
you had sallied
he/she/it had sallied
we had sallied
you had sallied
they had sallied

Future
I will sally
you will sally
he/she/it will sally
we will sally
you will sally
they will sally

Future Perfect
I will have sallied
you will have sallied
he/she/it will have sallied
we will have sallied
you will have sallied
they will have sallied

Future Continuous
I will be sallying
you will be sallying
he/she/it will be sallying
we will be sallying
you will be sallying
they will be sallying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sallying
you have been sallying
he/she/it has been sallying
we have been sallying
you have been sallying
they have been sallying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sallying
you will have been sallying
he/she/it will have been sallying
we will have been sallying
you will have been sallying
they will have been sallying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sallying
you had been sallying
he/she/it had been sallying
we had been sallying
you had been sallying
they had been sallying

Conditional
I would sally
you would sally
he/she/it would sally
we would sally
you would sally
they would sally

Past Conditional
I would have sallied
you would have sallied
he/she/it would have sallied
we would have sallied
you would have sallied
they would have sallied

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	sally - witty remark comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
	2.	sally - a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
	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

sally

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Translations

هَجْمَه مُفاجِئَه

výpad

udfald

lähteäliikkeellerynnäköidärynnistäävastahyökkäys

skyndiútrás

išpuolisnetikėtai užpulti

izbrukums

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sally

vi (old, hum) to sally forth (Mil) → einen Ausfall machen; (= rush out) → hinausstürmen; (= set out) → sich aufmachen

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sally

[ˈsælɪ] n (witty remark) → battuta

sally

(ˈsӕli) – plural ˈsallies – noun

a sudden act of rushing out (eg from a fort) to make an attack.

sally forth

(of soldiers) to rush out to make an attack. They sallied forth against the enemy.