a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs"
a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
unrefined in character; "low comedy"
in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"
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"
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
an automobile race run over public roads
a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"
preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent