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Galled meaning in English
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Galled
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Galled
see synonyms of gallednoun
1. informal
impudence
2.
bitterness; rancour
3.
something bitter or disagreeable
4. physiology an obsolete term for bile1
5. an obsolete term for gallbladder
noun
1.
a sore on the skin caused by chafing
2.
something that causes vexation or annoyance
a gall to the spirits
3.
irritation; exasperation
verb
4. pathology
to abrade (the skin, etc) as by rubbing
5. (transitive)
to irritate or annoy; vex
noun
an abnormal outgrowth in plant tissue caused by certain parasitic insects, fungi, bacteria, or mechanical injury
abbreviation for
gallon
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Galled
see synonyms of galled noun
1.
bile (sense 1)
2. Archaic
the gallbladder
3.
something that is bitter or distasteful
4.
bitter feeling; rancor
5. US
rude boldness; impudence; audacity
noun
1.
a sore on the skin, esp. of a horse's back, caused by rubbing or chafing
2.
irritation or annoyance, or a cause of this
verb transitive
3.
to injure or make sore by rubbing; chafe
4.
to irritate; annoy; vex
verb intransitive
5. Rare
to become sore from rubbing or chafing
noun
a tumor on plant tissue caused by stimulation by fungi, insects, or bacteria: galls
formed on oak trees have a high tannic acid content and are used commercially
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Galled
see synonyms of galledn.
1. A skin sore caused by friction and abrasion: a saddle gall.
2.
a. Exasperation; vexation.
b. The cause of such vexation.
v. galled, gall·ing, galls
v.tr.
1. To irk or exasperate; vex: It galled me to have to wait outside.
2. To wear away or make sore by abrasion; chafe:
v.intr.
To become worn or sore by abrasion.
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