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gall

(g/O/l )

an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle(noun.state)

Synonym:
saddle sore

source: wordnet30
a skin sore caused by chafing(noun.state)

source: wordnet30
abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury(noun.plant)

source: wordnet30
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment

source: wordnet30
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats(noun.body)

Synonym:
bile

source: wordnet30
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
cheekiness, crust, freshness, impertinence, impudence, insolence

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
A wound in the skin made by rubbing.(noun)

source: webster1913

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing(verb.perception)

Synonym:
chafe, fret

source: wordnet30
irritate or vex(verb.emotion)

Example:
It galls me that we lost the suit.

Synonym:
irk

source: wordnet30
To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To scoff; to jeer.(verb)

source: webster1913

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