rally-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: gather, mobilize, bring together

Examples:
The students are rallying against the war in front of the student union.
The general rallied his troops the night before the big battle.
They have rallied to the president's defense.
The team rallied in the final inning to win the game 7-5.
Mary rallied her courage to dial John's phone number.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Activity_prepare
PropBank: rally.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3

Sense Number 2: recover, return to better condition

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[topic] RALLY PP NP1[topic] RALLY PP[temporal] NP1[topic] RALLY ADVP

Examples:
Stocks rallied on the news of the peace accord.
He is rallying surprisingly well after the surgery.
The rosebush seem to rally after the hard winter, but later died.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: rally.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 3: tease or taunt

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] RALLY NP2[patient]

Examples:
The bully rallied the shy new student in the hall.
They rally their boss in a good-natured, fun-loving way.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5