1. Verb:
* To waste time: "Stop dallying and get to work!"
* To delay: "I dallyed in making my decision, and now I'm running out of time."
* To flirt or play around: "He was dallying with the waitress, but he was already engaged."
2. Noun:
* A flirtation: "They were having a dally in the corner."
* A temporary stay: "We had a dally in the city on our way to the mountains."
3. Archaic:
* A companion: "He brought his dally with him to the party."
To understand the specific meaning of "dally," you need to consider the sentence in which it is used.
For example:
* "Don't dally, the train leaves in five minutes." This means "don't waste time".
* "He was having a dally with the woman at the bar." This means "He was flirting with the woman".
If you provide me with a sentence where "dally" is used, I can help you determine the intended meaning.