3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sally \Sal"ly\ (s[a^]l"l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sallied} (-l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sallying}.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. "a`llesqai; cf. Skr. s[.r] to go, to flow. Cf. {Salient}, {Assail}, {Assault}, {Exult}, {Insult}, {Saltation}, {Saltire}.] To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally. [1913 Webster] They break the truce, and sally out by night. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host. --Byron. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sally n 1: witty remark [syn: {wisecrack}, {crack}, {quip}] 2: a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position [syn: {sortie}] 3: a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" [syn: {sallying forth}] [also: {sallied}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sallied See {sally}
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