ral·ly

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• intransitive verb To call together for a common purpose; assemble.
• intransitive verb To reassemble and restore to order.
• intransitive verb To rouse or revive from inactivity or decline.
• intransitive verb To come together for a common purpose.
• intransitive verb To join in an effort for a common cause.
• intransitive verb To recover abruptly from a setback, disadvantage, or disease.
• intransitive verb To increase sharply in price or value after a decline.
• intransitive verb Sports To exchange strokes before a point is won, as in tennis.
• noun A gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
• noun A reassembling, as of dispersed troops.
• noun The signal ordering this reassembly.
• noun An abrupt recovery from a setback, disadvantage, or disease.
• noun A sharp increase in price or value after a decline.
• noun An exchange of strokes in a court game such as tennis or volleyball, ending when one side fails to make a good return and resulting in a point or the loss of service.
• noun A competition in which automobiles are driven over public roads and under normal traffic regulations but with specified rules as to speed, time, and route.
• adjective In sports such as volleyball, being a system of scoring in which points can be won both by the team that is serving and by the receiving team.
• intransitive verb To tease good-humoredly.
• intransitive verb To engage in good-humored teasing or jesting.