rally vs recess

rally

verb
  • To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble. 

  • To recover strength after a decline in prices. 

  • To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite. 

  • To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness. 

  • To tease; to chaff good-humouredly. 

noun
  • A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.) 

  • A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point. 

  • An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time. 

  • A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. 

  • Good-humoured raillery. 

  • A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America. 

recess

verb
  • To inset into something, or to recede. 

  • To take or declare a break. 

  • To appoint, with a recess appointment. 

  • To make a recess in. 

  • To suspend (formal proceedings) temporarily. 

  • To place in a recess. 

  • To suspend its proceedings for a period of time. 

noun
  • A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest. 

  • A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. 

  • A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground. 

  • An inset, hole, hollow space or opening. 

  • A remote, secret or abstruse place. 

  • A break, pause or vacation. 

  • A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. 

  • A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended. 

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