Portuguese Meaning of gall

bílis

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Definitions and Meaning of gall in English

Wordnet

gall (n)

an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

a skin sore caused by chafing

abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury

a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

Wordnet

gall (v)

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

irritate or vex

Webster

gall (n.)

The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.

The gall bladder.

Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.

Impudence; brazen assurance.

An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut.

A wound in the skin made by rubbing.

Webster

gall (v. t.)

To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.

To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable.

To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm.

To injure; to harass; to annoy; as, the troops were galled by the shot of the enemy.

Webster

gall (v. i.)

To scoff; to jeer.

FAQs About the word gall

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