sally Definition

sally¹
noun sallies

1. A sudden rushing forward or advance of troops to attack besiegers.

Thesaurus: foray, sortie, raid, assault; Antonym: retreat.
2. Any sudden advance or outburst of action.
3. An excursion or outing.

Thesaurus: excursion, expedition, sortie, trip, jaunt.

verb, intr sallies, sallied, sallying

1. Said of troops: to carry out a sally.
2. humorous
To rush out or surge forward.
Thesaurus: issue, erupt, surge, rush, charge, dash.
Form: sally forth (also)
3. To set off on an excursion.

Thesaurus: venture, stroll.

Etymology: 16c: from French saillie, from saillir to surge forward, from Latin salire to leap.

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sally²
noun

sallies
1. bell-ringing.
The woolly grip for the hands on a bell rope.

Etymology: 17c: perhaps from sally¹.