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Noun gall has 6 senses
- saddle sore, gall - an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
--1 is a kind of animal disease
- gall - a skin sore caused by chafing
--2 is a kind of sore
--2 has particulars: saddle sore
- gall - abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
--3 is a kind of plant tissue
--3 has particulars: oak apple
- resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
--4 is a kind of hostility, enmity, ill will
--4 has particulars:
- bile, gall - a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
--5 is a kind of digestive juice, digestive fluid
- crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness - the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
--6 is a kind of discourtesy, rudeness
--6 has particulars: chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah
Verb gall has 2 senses
- chafe, gall, fret - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
--1 is one way to irritate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- gall, irk - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
--2 is one way to anger
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to gall Sue
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