gall

/gɔ:l/
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gall

The child had the gall to talk back to the teacher.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Rudeness, impudence: The trait of being rude, disrespectful, or having excessive boldness.
    • Bile: A bitter digestive fluid secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
    • Bitterness, resentment: A deep feeling of anger, bitterness, and ill-will.
    • Plant swelling: An abnormal growth or swelling on a plant, often caused by insects, fungi, or injury.
    • Skin sore: A sore on the skin, especially on an animal, caused by rubbing or chafing.

  2. Verb:

    • To irritate, to vex: To make someone feel annoyed, resentful, or humiliated.
    • To chafe: To make or become sore by rubbing.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Rudeness):
    • He had the gall to ask for a raise after being late every day.
  • Noun (Bile):
    • The function of gall is to aid in the digestion of fats.
  • Noun (Bitterness):
    • She felt a deep gall over the unfair treatment.
  • Noun (Plant swelling):
    • The oak leaf had a large gall formed by a wasp larva.

  • Noun (Skin sore):

    • The ill-fitting saddle caused a painful gall on the horse's back.

  • Verb (To irritate):

    • It galls me to see such waste.
  • Verb (To chafe):
    • The tight strap began to gall his skin.
Advanced Usage
  • "Gall and wormwood": A phrase denoting something extremely bitter or hateful, often used metaphorically.
    • The memory of his betrayal was pure gall and wormwood to her.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gallbladder (n): The small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile (gall) is stored.
  • Gallstone (n): A small, hard crystalline mass formed abnormally in the gallbladder or bile ducts.
  • Gallant (adj): Brave, heroic; (archaic) courteously attentive to women. (Note: This is a distinct word with a different origin, but it is a common homograph).
  • Galling (adj): Causing annoyance or resentment; irritating.
    • The galling criticism made him furious.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Rudeness): Impudence, insolence, cheek, audacity.
  • Noun (Bitterness): Resentment, rancor, animosity, spite.
  • Verb (To irritate): Irk, annoy, exasperate, provoke, rankle.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
  • Gall does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs. Its verbal use is typically transitive (e.g., ).
Related Idioms
  • To have the gall to do something: To have the audacity or impudence to do something, often something inappropriate.
    • He had the gall to blame me for his own mistake.
gall

The child had the gall to talk back to the teacher.

Noun
  1. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
  2. a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
  3. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  4. abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
  5. a skin sore caused by chafing
  6. an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
Verb
  1. irritate or vex
    • It galls me that we lost the suit
  2. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

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