sallies in English

noun

1

a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie.

synonyms: sortie, charge, foray, thrust, drive, offensive, attack, assault, raid, incursion, invasion, onset, onslaught

2

the part of a bell rope that has colored wool woven into it to provide a grip for the bell-ringer's hands.

There are two parts to the bell rope - the tail and the soft sally , which are pulled alternately to make the bell ring.

verb

1

make a military sortie.

they sallied out to harass the enemy

noun

sortie, charge, foray, thrust, drive, offensive, attack, assault, raid, incursion, invasion, onset, onslaught
expedition, excursion, trip, outing, jaunt, visit
witticism, smart remark, quip, barb, pleasantry, joke, pun, jest, bon mot, retort, riposte, counter, rejoinder, gag, wisecrack, comeback
quip, wisecrack, crack
sortie

Use "sallies" in a sentence

1. He had thus far succeeded in fending off my conversational sallies.

2. TRUCKEE RIVER: The river is seeing consistent evening hatches of yellow sallies, pale morning duns, Caddises

3. Studies have shown that as resources in the aerial environment increase, the flock will possess more sallies than gleaners.

4. Monk treats Russell's sallies with humourless seriousness, trying to get us to see them as proof of intellectual irresponsibility.