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]
 sallied
      See sally