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sally
('s/&/l/i/ )

noun (n)

  • witty remark(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    crack, quip, wisecrack
    source: wordnet30
  • a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    sortie
    source: wordnet30
  • a venture off the beaten path(noun.act)
    Example:
    A sally into the wide world beyond his home.
    Synonym:
    sallying forth
    source: wordnet30
  • A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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