1. (military) a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
   "The defenders launched a daring sally to break the siege";
   - sortie
    
2. A venture off the beaten path
   "a sally into the wide world beyond his home";
   - sallying forth
    
3. Witty remark
   "His sally about the boss's tie lightened the mood in the meeting";
   - wisecrack, crack, quip

1. Set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
   "The troops sallied forth from the fortress";
   - sally forth, sally out

Derived forms: sallying, sallies, sallied

Type of: action, comment, depart, input, military action, part, remark, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off, venture

Encyclopedia: Sally, the Witch