gall
1Idioms about gall
gall and wormwood, bitterness of spirit; deep resentment.
Origin of gall
1Other words for gall
Other definitions for gall (2 of 4)
to vex or irritate greatly: His arrogant manner galls me.
to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely: The saddle galled the horse's back.
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.
something very vexing or irritating.
a state of vexation or irritation.
a sore on the skin, especially of a horse, due to rubbing; excoriation.
Origin of gall
2Other words from gall
- un·galled, adjective
Other definitions for gall (3 of 4)
any abnormal vegetable growth or excrescence on a plant, caused by various agents, as insects, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, chemicals, and mechanical injuries.
Origin of gall
3Other definitions for Gall (4 of 4)
Pizi, 1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
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How to use gall in a sentence
As far as I know, however, only gall managed to find a source to verify this.
Pakistan’s New Top Spy Once Suggested Peace With India | Chris Allbritton | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe unmitigated gall Kennedy displays in defaming the hard work of dedicated researchers is bad enough.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Twisted Anti-Vaxx History | Russell Saunders | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen NYC Prep premiered, it got a lot of flak for the sheer gall of its unreality.
The Surreal Genius of Bravo’s Rich Kids Docudrama ‘NYC Prep’ | Amy Zimmerman | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe pair have a wedding story for the ages: “We were married in the hospital after my emergency gall bladder removal!”
Homeland’s Tracy Letts, Writer of ‘August: Osage County,’ Says Oscar Mania Is Frustrating | Jason Lynch | November 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd you even had the gall to claim to have turned a new leaf in the pinstripes.
Alex Rodriguez Is Facing a Lifetime Ban From Baseball, But He Was Never a Yankee | Marlow Stern | August 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
There are no chains to my prison, no steel cuffs to gall the limbs, no guards to threaten and cow me.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydWoe to him that giveth drink to his friend, and presenteth his gall, and maketh him drunk, that he may behold his nakedness.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousDressed Monte's withers with liniment greatly reducing swelling from saddle-gall.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerOwing to the practice of wearing corsets, gall-stones occur much more commonly in women than in men.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyTwenty-five per centum of all women over 60 years of age are found to have gall-stones.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for gall (1 of 4)
/ (ɡɔːl) /
informal impudence
bitterness; rancour
something bitter or disagreeable
physiol an obsolete term for bile 1
an obsolete term for gall bladder
Origin of gall
1British Dictionary definitions for gall (2 of 4)
/ (ɡɔːl) /
a sore on the skin caused by chafing
something that causes vexation or annoyance: a gall to the spirits
irritation; exasperation
pathol to abrade (the skin, etc) as by rubbing
(tr) to irritate or annoy; vex
Origin of gall
2British Dictionary definitions for gall (3 of 4)
/ (ɡɔːl) /
an abnormal outgrowth in plant tissue caused by certain parasitic insects, fungi, bacteria, or mechanical injury
Origin of gall
3British Dictionary definitions for gall. (4 of 4)
gallon
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Scientific definitions for 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.
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