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# sally

noun (a sally, sallies); verb (sally, sallies, sallied, sallying); proper noun (Sally) — a name

«sally» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Sally is a girl's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#m1)
2. (old, war) A sally is a sudden attack by soldiers rushing out from a castle or town that is under siege. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#m2)
3. (literary) A sally is a quick, witty remark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#m3)
4. (verb) To sally forth is to set out boldly, often jokingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#m4)

### In the lessons

In history lessons a sally is a castle attack; in stories, characters «sally forth» on adventures; «Aunt Sally» is an old fairground game. Phrases: sally forth, sally port.

### Examples

- Sally is my best friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#x1)
- The knights made a sally from the castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#x2)
- We sallied forth to the shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#x3)
- His sally made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#x4)
- The sally port was a small castle door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#x5)
- Sally walked her dog in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#x6)
- ‘Wasp’s-nest, Wasp’s-nest, make a sally, Or Drakestail nevermore may rally.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/#x7)

### Note

As a name, capital S. Past: sallied. «Sally forth» is old-fashioned and often jokey.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sally/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sally» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sally.html) on Mova free.