tally
interjection
- 1
Target sighted.
“(Air Traffic Control): Speedbird 123, New York, traffic at two o’clock, seven miles, a Boeing 737, west-bound, at 4000 feet.””
Synonyms
noun
- 1
(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
- 2
(by extension) Any account or score kept by notches or marks, whether on wood or paper, or in a book, especially one kept in duplicate.
- 3
One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.
- 4
A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make or earn a score or tally in a game.
- 5
A tally shop.
- 6
A ribbon on a sailor's cap bearing the name of the ship or the (part of) the navy to which they belong.
- 7
A state of cohabitation, living with another individual in an intimate relationship outside of marriage.
noun
- 1
A bone, or piece of wood, on which notches or scores are cut, as the marks of number, for account keeping.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
To count something.
- 2
To record something by making marks.
- 3
To make things correspond or agree with each other.
- 4
To keep score.
- 5
To correspond or agree.
- 6
To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
adverb
- 1
In a tall way; stoutly; with spirit.
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