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TALLY

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Irregular inflected form: tallied   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

their first tally came in the 3rd inning

Synonyms:

run; tally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tally" is a kind of...):

score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tally"):

earned run (a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team)

unearned run (a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team)

rbi; run batted in (a run that is the result of the batter's performance)

Derivation:

tally (keep score, as in games)

tally (gain points in a game)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

Example:

the counting continued for several hours

Synonyms:

count; counting; enumeration; numeration; reckoning; tally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tally" is a kind of...):

investigating; investigation (the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tally"):

blood count (the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample)

census; nose count; nosecount (a periodic count of the population)

countdown (counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle))

miscount (an inaccurate count)

poll (the counting of votes (as in an election))

recount (an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election)

sperm count (the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate)

Derivation:

tally (determine the sum of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A bill for an amount due

Synonyms:

reckoning; tally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("tally" is a kind of...):

account; bill; invoice (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Determine the sum of

Example:

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

Synonyms:

add; add together; add up; sum; sum up; summate; tally; tot; tot up; total; tote up

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "tally" is one way to...):

count; enumerate; number; numerate (determine the number or amount of)

Verb group:

add; add together (make an addition by combining numbers)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

tally (the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Keep score, as in games

Synonyms:

chalk up; tally

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "tally" is one way to...):

enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)

"Tally" entails doing...:

count; enumerate; number; numerate (determine the number or amount of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

tally (a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Gain points in a game

Example:

He hit .300 in the past season

Synonyms:

hit; rack up; score; tally

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "tally" is one way to...):

advance; gain; gain ground; get ahead; make headway; pull ahead; win (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.)

"Tally" entails doing...:

compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tally"):

get; have; make (achieve a point or goal)

equalise; equalize; get even (compensate; make the score equal)

walk (obtain a base on balls)

ace (score an ace against)

hole up (score a hole in one)

eagle (shoot in two strokes under par)

kick (make a goal)

homer (hit a home run)

convert (score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone)

convert (complete successfully)

convert (score (a spare))

shoot (score)

par (make a score (on a hole) equal to par)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

tally (a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

Example:

The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun

Synonyms:

agree; check; correspond; fit; gibe; jibe; match; tally

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "tally" is one way to...):

be; equal (be identical or equivalent to)

Verb group:

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

check; check out (be verified or confirmed; pass inspection)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tally"):

rhyme; rime (be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable)

adhere (be compatible or in accordance with)

pattern (form a pattern)

accord; agree; concord; consort; fit in; harmonise; harmonize (go together)

befit; beseem; suit (accord or comport with)

homologize (be homologous)

resemble (appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to)

bear out; corroborate; support; underpin (support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm)

square (be compatible with)

duplicate; parallel; twin (duplicate or match)

parallel (be parallel to)

correlate (to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation)

align (be or come into adjustment with)

coincide (be the same)

answer (match or correspond)

look (accord in appearance with)

consist (be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Credits

 Context examples: 

Tally Ho! as friend Arthur would say when he put on his red frock!

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

It was my task to tally the pelts as they came aboard from the boats, to oversee the skinning and afterward the cleansing of the decks and bringing things ship-shape again.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Here again I found the tally agreeing exactly; the carriers' men were able to supplement the paucity of the written words with a few details.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)