noun
plural -lies
[count] a public meeting to support or oppose someone or something
finance :an increase in price or value after a decrease in price or value
sports :an occurrence in which a team or player that has been behind or playing badly begins to play well
sports :a continuous series of hits back and forth between players in tennis or a similar game
a car race that is usually held on public roads
verb
-lies; -lied; -lying
[no obj] :to meet publicly to support or oppose something :to come together for a rally
[+ obj] :to cause (people) to join together to publicly support or oppose something
[no obj] :to publicly support or oppose something or someone as a group
[+ obj] :to cause (a group of people) to have new energy and enthusiasm in a difficult time or situation
[no obj] :to improve suddenly after a period of weakness, failure, etc.
rally around
or chiefly Brit rally round [phrasal verb]
rally around/round (someone or something) :to join together to support (someone or something) in a difficult time or situation