Use the verb rally to describe that last push to finish a difficult something. When you hit that last mile in the race and are so tired you want to quit, that's when you rally, finding the strength to pick up the pace.
To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
Noun
the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"
Noun
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
Noun
an automobile race run over public roads
Noun
a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
Noun
a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
Verb
return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"
Verb
harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don''t ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
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call to arms; of military personnel
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gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
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gather; "drum up support"
v. t.
To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or
thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
v. i.
To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or
united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to
unite.
v. i.
To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health
or consciousness; to recuperate.
v. i.
To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of
the market, stocks, etc.
n.
The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that
word).
n.
A political mass meeting.
v. t.
To attack with raillery, either in good humor and
pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.
v. i.
To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
n.
Good-humored raillery.
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The Grecians rally, and their powers unite.
Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to rally together, and to form themselves into this new world.2.
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Honeycomb . . . raillies me upon a country life.
Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain. Which gay Corinna rallied with disdain.
Rally
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To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.
The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word).
To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire.
To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.
Good-humored raillery.
Usage Examples
What We want is to make it possible for our unfortunate people to live a life of industry for it is by steady work alone that we hope for our physical and moral rehabilitation. For this reason above all we have undertaken to rally our people around our ideal.
The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nation's birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraq's battlefields.
The failure of national economic policy is costing us more than jobs it has begun to weaken that uniquely American spirit of risk-taking, large ambition, and optimism about the future. We must rally them now to bold departures that rebuild our national morale as well as our material prosperity.
I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value. They've been cynically using the word 'freedom' to rally the American public against its own best interests.
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Other Usage ExamplesAlways there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it.
There's lots of problem solving in any marriage, but when you have this collective goal that is a human being, it's an inspiring rally point.
There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better.
Advancements in technology have become so commonplace that sometimes we forget to stop and think about how incredible it is that a girl on her laptop in Texas can see photos and cell phone video in real time that a young college student has posted of a rally he's at in Iran.
There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war.
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