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Definitions for Sally

[1] a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
[2] a sudden rushing forth or activity.
[3] an excursion or trip, usually off the main course.
[4] an outburst or flight of passion, fancy, etc.: a sally of anger.
[5] a clever, witty, or fanciful remark.
[6] Carpentry . a projection, as of the end of a rafter beyond the notch by which the rafter is fitted over the wall plate.
[7] to make a sally, as a body of troops from a besieged place.
[8] to set out on a side trip or excursion.
[9] to set out briskly or energetically.
[10] (of things) to issue forth.
[11] a female given name, form of Sarah.
[12] a sudden violent excursion, esp by besieged forces to attack the besiegers; sortie
[13] a sudden outburst or emergence into action, expression, or emotion
[14] an excursion or jaunt
[15] a jocular retort
[16] to make a sudden violent excursion
[17] (often foll by forth) to go out on an expedition, etc
[18] to come, go, or set out in an energetic manner
[19] to rush out suddenly
[20] the lower part of a bell rope, where it is caught at handstroke, into which coloured wool is woven to make a grip
[21] a member of the Salvation Army

Words related to Sally

jaunt, outing, sortie, excursion, journey, frolic, escapade, trip

Words nearby Sally

sallenders, sallet, sallow, sallowy, sallust, sally, sally army, sally lunn, sally port, sallyport, salmagundi

Origin of Sally

1535–45; < Middle French saillie attack, noun use of feminine past participle of saillir to rush forward < Latin salīre to leap

Other words from Sally

sal·li·er , noun
out·sal·ly , verb (used with object), out·sal·lied, out·sal·ly·ing.
un·sal·ly·ing , adjective

Word origin for Sally

C19: perhaps from an obsolete or dialect sense of sally 1 leaping movement

Synonyms for Sally

escapade, excursion, frolic, jaunt, journey, outing, sortie, trip