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gall
1[ gawl ]
gall
2[ gawl ]
verb (used with object)
- to vex or irritate greatly:
His arrogant manner galls me.
- to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely:
The saddle galled the horse's back.
verb (used without object)
- to be or become chafed.
- Machinery. (of either of two engaging metal parts) to lose metal to the other because of heat or molecular attraction resulting from friction.
- Metallurgy. (of a die or compact in powder metallurgy) to lose surface material through adhesion to the die.
noun
- something very vexing or irritating.
- a state of vexation or irritation.
- a sore on the skin, especially of a horse, due to rubbing; excoriation.
gall
3[ gawl ]
noun
- any abnormal vegetable growth or excrescence on a plant, caused by various agents, as insects, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, chemicals, and mechanical injuries.
Gall
4[ gawl ]
noun
- Pizi, 1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
gall.
1abbreviation for
- gallon
gall
2/ ɡɔːl /
noun
- informal.impudence
- bitterness; rancour
- something bitter or disagreeable
- physiol an obsolete term for bile 1
- an obsolete term for gall bladder
gall
3/ ɡɔːl /
noun
- a sore on the skin caused by chafing
- something that causes vexation or annoyance
a gall to the spirits
- irritation; exasperation
verb
- pathol to abrade (the skin, etc) as by rubbing
- tr to irritate or annoy; vex
gall
4/ ɡɔːl /
noun
- an abnormal outgrowth in plant tissue caused by certain parasitic insects, fungi, bacteria, or mechanical injury
gall
/ gôl /
- An abnormal swelling of plant tissue, caused by injury or by parasitic organisms such as insects, mites, nematodes, and bacteria. Parasites stimulate the production of galls by secreting chemical irritants on or in the plant tissue. Galls stimulated by egg-laying parasites typically provide a protective environment in which the eggs can hatch and the pupae develop, and they usually do only minor damage to the host plant. Gall-stimulating fungi and microorganisms, such as the bacterium that causes crown gall, are generally considered to be plant diseases.
Other Words From
- un·galled adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gall1
Origin of gall2
Word History and Origins
Origin of gall1
Origin of gall2
Origin of gall3
Idioms and Phrases
- gall and wormwood, bitterness of spirit; deep resentment.
Example Sentences
He recently has expressed particular gall about how some media depicted the departure in January of Times Executive Editor Kevin Merida, suggesting that coverage contributed to his skeptical view of journalists.
That a non-Latino will represent the Eastside, the cradle of Latino politics in the city, for the first time in nearly 40 years, is particularly galling to some Eastside residents and especially politicos.
What has galled many Trumpov detractors is the apparent indifference Latino supporters of the president-elect have about his loyalty to right-wing, racist groups, his immigrant scapegoating and his own racist remarks.
Trumpov and his allies channel a palpable anger at individual women for having the gall to walk around like full citizens.
They’ve also left many people who don’t like his message impressed with his cheek, gall and ability to drive the libs nuts.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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