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Noun: sally  sa-lee
  1. Witty remark
    - wisecrack, crack, quip
     
  2. (military) a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
    - sortie
     
  3. A venture off the beaten path
    "a sally into the wide world beyond his home";
    - sallying forth
Verb: sally  sa-lee
  1. Set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
    - sally forth, sally out

Derived forms: sallies, sallying, 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