What is another word for Gally?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈali] (IPA)

"Gally" is a word that can be used as a verb or a noun, and it has a few different potential meanings. As a verb, it can indicate teasing or mocking someone in a playful way, or it can describe the act of roasting something slowly over a fire. As a noun, it can refer to a narrow passage or alleyway, or to a type of ship commonly used for trade or piracy in the past. Synonyms for this word might include "taunt," "rib," "josh," "grill," "slow-cook," "alley," "passageway," "lane," "corridor," "vessel," "ship," "pirate ship," and more. The specific synonyms for "gally" will depend on which definition of the word is being used in context.

What are the hypernyms for Gally?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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Usage examples for Gally

It affords a very delightful Walk, Part whereof is taken up in the Day time by the working Gally-Slaves Stalls, where you may furnish your self with Cloaths and other Necessaries; the Entrance of the Harbour is shut up by a Chain supported at certain Distances by three Stone-Pillars; so that only one large Ship can pass at a time, tho' the Haven will contain about Five hundred.
"The Plague at Marseilles Consider'd"
Richard Bradley
There was that forrin chap, Gally-Leo-he stuck to the stars, or the sun, which is the same thing-and the stars stuck by him, and brought him honour and glory, though the Parsons war dead agin him.
"What Will He Do With It, Book 10."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Up betimes; and though it was a most foggy morning, and cold, yet with a Gally down to Eriffe, several times being at a loss whither we went.
"Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete Transcribed From The Shorthand Manuscript In The Pepysian Library Magdalene College Cambridge By The Rev. Mynors Bright"
Samuel Pepys Commentator: Lord Braybrooke

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