gall
1. an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle • Syn: saddle sore • Hypernyms: animal disease 2. a skin sore caused by chafing • Hypernyms: sore • Hyponyms: saddle sore 3. abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury • Hypernyms: plant tissue • Hyponyms: oak apple 4. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties • Syn: crust, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness • Derivationally related forms: fresh (for: freshness), cheeky (for: cheekiness), insolent (for: insolence), impudent (for: impudence), impertinent (for: impertinence), crusty (for: crust) • Hypernyms: discourtesy, rudeness • Hyponyms: chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah 5. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will • Syn: resentment, bitterness, rancor, rancour • Derivationally related forms: rancorous (for: rancor), bitter (for: bitterness), resent (for: resentment) • Hypernyms: hostility, enmity, ill will • Hyponyms: heartburning, sulkiness, huffishness, grudge, score, grievance, envy, enviousness 6. a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats • Syn: bile • Derivationally related forms: biliary (for: bile), bilious (for: bile) • Hypernyms: digestive juice, digestive fluid
1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing • Syn: chafe, fret • Derivationally related forms: fret (for: fret), chafe (for: chafe) • Hypernyms: irritate • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something 2. irritate or vex - It galls me that we lost the suit • Syn: irk • Hypernyms: anger • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - The performance is likely to gall Sue
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