Sally

Found in thesaurus: remark, comment, military action, action, venture

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sally
v. burst forth, rush forward; leave on a journey, set out on a trip
 
n. forward rush, assault; outburst of emotion (or laughter, etc.); witty remark, clever reply; pleasure trip, journey

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Sally
Sally may refer to:


Military
  • Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force
  • Sally, the Allied reporting name during World War II for the Imperial Japanese Armys Mitsubishi Ki-21 bomber

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sally

Noun
1. witty remark
(synonym) wisecrack, crack, quip
(hypernym) remark, comment
2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
(synonym) sortie
(hypernym) military action, action
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
3. a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"
(synonym) sallying forth
(hypernym) venture


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Sally
(v.)
Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness; act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.
  
 
(v.)
An excursion from the usual track; range; digression; deviation.
  
 
(v.)
A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.
  
 
(v.)
A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.
  
 
(v.)
A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a flashing forth of a quick and active mind.
  
 
(v. i.)
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.
  

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sally
v. n.
نکلنا, باہر نکلنا, خروج کرنا, اٹھ دوڑنا, جھپٹنا, اندر سے نکل کر حملہ کرنا
sally
n.
1. a leaping forth
تاخت، جھپٹ, زقن (زقند)
2. a quick issue
خروج, نکاس (ظہور)
3.daviation
انحراف
4. a filght of fancy
خوش خيالي, بلند پروازي, سير (تفريح)
5. act of levity
زندہ دلي, خوش مزاجي (ہنسي مذاق, مزاح دل لگي)