Tal·ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tallied p. pr. & vb. n. Tallying.]
 1. To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to correspond; to cause to fit or suit.
    They are not so well tallied to the present juncture.   --Pope.
 2. Naut. To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard or outboard.
 Tally on Naut., to dovetail together.
 tally
      n 1: a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases
           safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the
           9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning" [syn: run]
      2: a bill for an amount due [syn: reckoning]
      3: the act of counting; "the counting continued for several
         hours" [syn: count, counting, numeration, enumeration,
          reckoning]
      v 1: be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their
           characteristics; "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" [syn: match, fit, correspond, check,
            jibe, gibe, agree] [ant: disagree]
      2: gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times";
         "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
         [syn: score, hit, rack up]
      3: keep score, as in games [syn: chalk up]
      4: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to
         those of the neighboring town" [syn: total, tot, tot
         up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add
         together, add up]
      [also: tallied]
 tallied
      See tally