- rally
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 political meetingADJECTIVE▪ big, huge, large, major, mass, massive▪ public▪ indoor, outdoor▪
a massive outdoor rally in Buenos Aires
▪ pep (AmE)▪a pep rally before the homecoming game
▪ campaign (esp. AmE), election (esp. BrE), political▪ opposition, protest▪ peace▪ anti-government, anti-war, etc.▪ pro-government, pro-war, etc.VERB + RALLY▪ have, hold, stage▪The demonstrators marched to Trafalgar Square where they held a rally.
▪ call for, organize, plan▪ attend, take part in▪About 5 000 people attended a rally calling for peace.
▪ address, speak at▪ ban▪The government banned all rallies.
RALLY + VERB▪ take place▪ end▪ call for sth▪a rally calling for a boycott of the January elections
PREPOSITION▪ at a/the rally▪She spoke at a public rally in Hyde Park.
▪ rally against▪a mass rally against the treaty
▪ rally for▪a rally for the winning candidate
▪ rally in support of▪a rally in support of the strike
2 recoveryADJECTIVE▪ bear-market, market, stock-market (all business)▪The US dollar is now ending its bear-market rally.
▪ dollar, euro, etc.▪ recent▪ late▪The visiting team staged a late rally.
VERB + RALLY▪ mount, stagePREPOSITION▪ rally in▪the recent rally in the Treasury market
3 in tennisADJECTIVE▪ long, shortVERB + RALLY▪ play▪ win▪ lose4 (BrE) motor raceADJECTIVE▪ club, international▪ motor, motorcycleVERB + RALLY▪ hold, organize▪ compete in, enter▪ winRALLY + NOUN▪ circuit▪ driver, drivingPREPOSITION▪ on a/the rally▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He will join the team on the rally next week.
verbADVERB▪ around, round (esp. BrE)▪Everyone rallied around and offered to help.
VERB + RALLY▪ try to▪The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.
PREPOSITION▪ around, behind, round (esp. BrE)▪She urged everyone to rally behind the President.
▪ to▪Friends rallied to her.
PHRASES▪ rally around the flag▪We were at war and everyone was rallying around the flag.
▪ rally to sb's defence/defense▪BBC leaders rallied to his defence.
▪ rally to sb's/the cause▪Friends and colleagues have rallied to her cause.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
