Sekirov Dictionary

sally

/ˈsæli/

verb 3
noun 12
forms 3
phrases 1

verb3

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To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).
- The troops sallied in desperation.
- A feeding strategy of some birds is to sally out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the same or a different perch.
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to leave a place and set out on a trip, often with a lot of courage or energy
- So I tucked my violin under my arm, and sallied out after the old budgy ragman, determined to ease him of his load at the very first lonesome corner I could track him to. — 1876
To venture off the beaten path.

noun12

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A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy.
- The besieged made another Sally, and killed several of the Enemy at Penyburn-Hill, but were forced to Retreat, being pressed by the Enemies Horse, who charged us on all sides. — 1689
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A sudden rushing forth.
- Flocks of these birds stir up flying insects, which can then be picked off in quick sallies.
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(figurative) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.
- Till then she had never formed an idea of one so gifted and so charming. She listened with astonishment to her companion's gay sallies, and answers, as piquant as they were ready. — 1837
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An excursion or side trip.
- Everyone shall know a country better that makes often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down, than he that […] goes still round in the same track. — 1705
A willow.
Any tree that resembles a willow.
A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
(New-Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army.
An object made from the wood of a willow.
(US, slang) The crystalline or powdered form of MDA.
A wren.
A kind of stonefly.

forms

sallied · sallying · sallies

Phrases with sally

sally forth
To enthusiastically or excitedly set out; to embark on a journey or adventure; to leave a place of safety to set out on an adventure.

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