sally (verb)

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• sally forth — verb set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner • Syn: ↑sally out • Hypernyms: ↑depart, ↑part, ↑start, ↑start out, ↑set forth, ↑set off, ↑set out …   Useful english dictionary

• sally out — verb 1. jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone) The attackers leapt out from the bushes • Syn: ↑leap out, ↑rush out, ↑burst forth • Hypernyms: ↑appear …   Useful english dictionary

• sally — ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

• sally — I. /ˈsæli / (say salee) noun (plural sallies) 1. a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy. 2. a sudden rushing forth or activity. 3. an excursion or expedition. 4. an outburst or flight of passion, fancy, etc.: sally of anger. 5. a… …  

• Sally (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = sally Img capt = sally warming up for a performance at [http://www.beatkitchen.com/ the beat kitchen] in June 2006 Img size = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Chicago, Illinois Genre = Indie rock Years… …   Wikipedia

• sally — 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… …   English dictionary

• sally — 1 noun (C) 1 an amusing clever remark 2 a sudden quick attack and return to a position of defence 2 verb sally forth phrasal verb (I) old fashioned to leave somewhere that is safe in order to do something that you expect to be difficult or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sally — [16] To sally is etymologically to ‘jump’. For the word comes ultimately from Latin salīre ‘jump’, source also of English assail, insult, salient, etc. It passed into Old French as salir, which later became saillir. From this was derived a noun… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• sally — [[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… …   English dictionary

• sally — [16] To sally is etymologically to ‘jump’. For the word comes ultimately from Latin salīre ‘jump’, source also of English assail, insult, salient, etc. It passed into Old French as salir, which later became saillir. From this was derived a noun… …   Word origins

• sally — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English