Definitions for tally

Definitions for (noun) tally

Main entry: tally, run

Definition: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

Usage: the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th; their first tally came in the 3rd inning


Main entry: numeration, reckoning, count, counting, enumeration, tally

Definition: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

Usage: the counting continued for several hours


Main entry: reckoning, tally

Definition: a bill for an amount due


Definitions for (verb) tally

Main entry: add, add together, add up, tally, sum, sum up, summate, tot, tot up, total, tote up

Definition: determine the sum of

Usage: Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town


Main entry: tally, chalk up

Definition: keep score, as in games


Main entry: hit, tally, rack up, score

Definition: gain points in a game

Usage: The home team scored many times; He hit a home run; He hit .300 in the past season


Main entry: correspond, tally, jibe, match, fit, gibe, agree, check

Definition: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Usage: 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


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