TALLY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th
    • their first tally came in the 3rd inning
    Hypernyms(s) tally is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of counting
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the counting continued for several hours
    Hypernyms(s) tally is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a bill for an amount due
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) tally is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

TALLY as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • determine the sum of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
    Hypernyms(s) tally is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • keep score, as in games
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) tally is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s) Entail(s)
  3. Meaning
    • gain points in a game
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The home team scored many times
    • He hit a home run
    • He hit .300 in the past season
    Hypernyms(s) tally is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  4. Meaning
    • be compatible, similar or consistent
    • coincide in their characteristics
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The two stories don”t agree in many details
    • The handwriting checks with the signature on the check
    • The suspect’’s fingerprints don”t match those on the gun
    Hypernyms(s) tally is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)