"sally" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæli/ Audio: En-au-sally.ogg [Australia] Forms: sallies [plural]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: From Middle English saly, from Old English saliġ, sealh (“willow”). More at sallow. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saly}} Middle English saly, {{inh|en|ang|saliġ}} Old English saliġ, {{m|ang|sealh||willow}} sealh (“willow”), {{l|en|sallow}} sallow Head templates: {{en-noun}} sally (plural sallies)
  1. A willow Categories (lifeform): Willows and poplars Translations (object made of willow): pajuesine (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-0ocNj-rT Disambiguation of Willows and poplars: 22 20 3 3 2 2 2 5 23 5 2 2 8 1 Disambiguation of 'object made of willow': 48 33 19
  2. Any tree that looks like a willow Categories (lifeform): Willows and poplars Translations (tree that looks like a willow): paju (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-EFDZvWy~ Disambiguation of Willows and poplars: 22 20 3 3 2 2 2 5 23 5 2 2 8 1 Disambiguation of 'tree that looks like a willow': 33 63 4
  3. An object made from the above trees' wood
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-uNv4NM2T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salley [obsolete] Derived forms: sally-picker, sally rod
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæli/ Audio: En-au-sally.ogg [Australia] Forms: sallies [plural]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: Borrowed from French saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir (“to leap forth”), itself from Latin salīre (“to leap”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sel-}}, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|saillie|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French saillie, {{bor+|en|fr|saillie}} Borrowed from French saillie, {{m|fr|sailli}} sailli, {{m|fr|saillir||to leap forth}} saillir (“to leap forth”), {{der|en|la|salio|salīre|to leap}} Latin salīre (“to leap”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sally (plural sallies)
  1. A sortie of troops from a besieged place against an enemy. Translations (sortie — see also sortie): výpad [masculine] (Czech), uitval (Dutch), rynnäkkö (Finnish), saillie [feminine] (French), Ausfall [masculine] (German), Versuch [masculine] (German), sortita [feminine] (Italian), excursus [masculine] (Latin), sruth (Old Irish), wycieczka [feminine] (Polish), вы́лазка (výlazka) [feminine] (Russian), výpad (Slovak), çıkış (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-9vKmolbE Disambiguation of 'sortie — see also sortie': 55 6 6 12 21
  2. A sudden rushing forth. Translations (sudden rushing forth): изблик (izblik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), uitval (Dutch), ryntäys (Finnish), Ausfall [masculine] (German), Vorstürmen [neuter] (German), Anstürmen [neuter] (German), Hechten [neuter] (German), Ansturm [masculine] (German), Ausbruch [masculine] (German), Anfallen [neuter] (German), výpad (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-D3EmFUlY Disambiguation of 'sudden rushing forth': 1 95 2 1 2
  3. (figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor. Tags: figuratively Translations (witty statement or quip): vtipná poznámka (Czech), vtípek [masculine] (Czech), uitval (Dutch), sutkaus (Finnish), geistreiche Bemerkung [feminine] (German), Stichelei [feminine] (German), Witzelei [feminine] (German), witziger Einfall [masculine] (German), остро́та (ostróta) [feminine] (Russian), остроу́мная ре́плика (ostroúmnaja réplika) [feminine] (Russian), ostrovtip (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-bumDiD1a Disambiguation of 'witty statement or quip': 2 2 90 2 4
  4. An excursion or side trip. Translations (excursion or side trip): екскурзия (ekskurzija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), výlet [masculine] (Czech), uitstap (Dutch), retki (Finnish), Ausflug [masculine] (German), wycieczka [feminine] (Polish), wypad [masculine] (Polish), úskok (Slovak), utflykt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-yJj13zYT Disambiguation of 'excursion or side trip': 2 1 1 94 1
  5. A tufted woollen part of a bellrope, used to provide grip when ringing a bell.
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-pg4Y8XT8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salley [obsolete] Related terms: salient (english: to leap forth; cognate; both of these military terms come from a verb meaning but in different ways), sally port
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæli/ Audio: En-au-sally.ogg [Australia] Forms: sallies [plural]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: salvation + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|salvation|y}} salvation + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} sally (plural sallies)
  1. (New Zealand, slang) A member of the Salvation Army. Tags: New-Zealand, slang Categories (lifeform): Stoneflies, Willows and poplars, Wrens Synonyms: Salvo Related terms: Sally Army
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-5P7GVWn3 Disambiguation of Stoneflies: 1 12 1 4 1 1 1 6 33 21 1 3 12 1 Disambiguation of Willows and poplars: 22 20 3 3 2 2 2 5 23 5 2 2 8 1 Disambiguation of Wrens: 1 10 1 4 1 1 1 5 30 6 23 3 10 1 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 15 1 6 1 1 2 7 38 8 1 3 15 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 8 2 4 2 1 2 5 49 10 1 3 11 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salley [obsolete]
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæli/ Audio: En-au-sally.ogg [Australia] Forms: sallies [plural]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} sally (plural sallies)
  1. A kind of stonefly.
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-uoheuoSo
  2. A wren.
    Sense id: en-sally-en-noun-0wjSZCMC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salley [obsolete]
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /ˈsæli/ Audio: En-au-sally.ogg [Australia] Forms: sallies [present, singular, third-person], sallying [participle, present], sallied [participle, past], sallied [past]
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: Borrowed from French saillie, from sailli, the past participle of the verb saillir (“to leap forth”), itself from Latin salīre (“to leap”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sel-}}, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|saillie|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French saillie, {{bor+|en|fr|saillie}} Borrowed from French saillie, {{m|fr|sailli}} sailli, {{m|fr|saillir||to leap forth}} saillir (“to leap forth”), {{der|en|la|salio|salīre|to leap}} Latin salīre (“to leap”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} sally (third-person singular simple present sallies, present participle sallying, simple past and past participle sallied)
  1. (intransitive) To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position). Tags: intransitive Translations (to make a sudden attack): нападам внезапно (napadam vnezapno) (Bulgarian), een uitval doen (Dutch), rynnäköidä (Finnish), einen Ausfall machen (German), herausstürmen (German), hinausstürmen (German), hervorbrechen (German), anstürmen (German), attackieren (German), stürmen (German), aufspringen (German), göra utfall (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sally-en-verb-OqHnyBFR Disambiguation of 'to make a sudden attack': 97 2 1
  2. (intransitive) To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth"). Tags: intransitive Translations (to set out on an excursion): отправям се (otpravjam se) (Bulgarian), lähteä retkelle (Finnish), aufbrechen (German), sich aufmachen (German), aufmachen (German), losmachen (German), losgehen (German), sich auf den Weg machen (German)
    Sense id: en-sally-en-verb-t8SzMHib Disambiguation of 'to set out on an excursion': 4 95 1
  3. (intransitive) To venture off the beaten path. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-sally-en-verb-g1bBSgP1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salley [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "sudden rushing forth",
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          "word": "Hechten"
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          "sense": "sudden rushing forth",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "sudden rushing forth",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Ausbruch"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 95 2 1 2",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "sudden rushing forth",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Anfallen"
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          "sense": "sudden rushing forth",
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          "ref": "2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits”, in The Onion AV Club",
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        "(figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor."
      ],
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          "word": "vtipná poznámka"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "witty statement or quip",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "vtípek"
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      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "нападам внезапно"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "een uitval doen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "rynnäköidä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "einen Ausfall machen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "herausstürmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "hinausstürmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "hervorbrechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "anstürmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "attackieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "stürmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "aufspringen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden attack",
      "word": "göra utfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otpravjam se",
      "sense": "to set out on an excursion",
      "word": "отправям се"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to set out on an excursion",
      "word": "lähteä retkelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to set out on an excursion",
      "word": "aufbrechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to set out on an excursion",
      "word": "sich aufmachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to set out on an excursion",
      "word": "aufmachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to set out on an excursion",
      "word": "losmachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to set out on an excursion",
      "word": "losgehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to set out on an excursion",
      "word": "sich auf den Weg machen"
    }
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}

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      "tags": [
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    {
      "word": "Salvo"
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    }
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}

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