Definition of "gall"
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Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
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The gall bladder.
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Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
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A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
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A feeling of exasperation.
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Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.
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A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.
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A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
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A pit caused on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
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A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, especially that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
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verb:
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To trouble or bother.
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To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
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To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
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To exasperate.
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To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
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