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Sal·ly v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sallied p. pr. & vb. n. Sallying.] 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.
They break the truce, and sally out by night. --Dryden.
The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host. --Byron.
sally
n 1: witty remark [syn: wisecrack, crack, quip]
2: a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from
their position [syn: sortie]
3: a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world
beyond his home" [syn: sallying forth]
[also: sallied]