Gall — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

a skin sore caused by chafing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɔːl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈɔːl/.

Examples

It galls me that we lost the suit

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resentment rancor impertinence bile cheekiness chafe freshness irk bitterness saddle sore rancour impudence fret crust insolence

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

gall	verb	become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
resent	verb	feel bitter or indignant about
bitter	adjective	proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
rancorous	adjective	showing deep-seated resentment; - Aldous Huxley
biliary	adjective	relating to or containing bile
bilious	adjective	relating to or containing bile
crusty	adjective	brusque and surly and forbidding
impertinent	adjective	improperly forward or bold
impudent	adjective	improperly forward or bold
insolent	adjective	unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
cheeky	adjective	offensively bold
fresh	adjective	improperly forward or bold
chafe	noun	soreness and warmth caused by friction
gall	noun	a skin sore caused by chafing
fret	noun	a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Galle

Eine offene Wunde am Rücken eines Pferdes, die durch einen schlecht sitzenden oder schlecht eingestellten Sattel verursacht wird

🇫🇷French

fiel

une plaie ouverte sur le dos d'un cheval causée par une selle mal ajustée ou mal ajustée

🇪🇸Spanish

hiel

Una llaga abierta en el lomo de un caballo causada por una silla mal ajustada o mal ajustada.

🇮🇹Italian

fiele

una ferita aperta sul dorso di un cavallo causata da una sella inadatta o mal regolata

🇳🇱Dutch

gal

een open wond op de rug van een paard veroorzaakt door een slecht passend of slecht aangepast zadel

🇵🇹Portuguese

fel

uma ferida aberta nas costas de um cavalo causada por sela mal ajustada ou mal ajustada

🇷🇺Russian

желчь

открытая рана на спине лошади, вызванная плохо подобранным или плохо отрегулированным седлом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पित्त

घोड़े की पीठ पर एक खुला घाव जो ख़राब फिटिंग या बुरी तरह से समायोजित काठी के कारण होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পিত্ত

একটি ঘোড়ার পিঠে একটি খোলা কালশিটে যা খারাপ ফিটিং বা খারাপভাবে সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ জিন দ্বারা সৃষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

பித்தப்பை

பொருத்தமற்ற அல்லது மோசமாக சரிசெய்யப்பட்ட சேணத்தால் குதிரையின் முதுகில் திறந்த புண்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిత్తాశయం

సరిగ్గా సరిపోని లేదా సరిగా సర్దుబాటు చేసిన జీను వల్ల గుర్రం వెనుక భాగంలో తెరిచిన పుండు

🇮🇳Marathi

पित्त

अयोग्य किंवा चुकीच्या पद्धतीने समायोजित खोगीरमुळे घोड्याच्या पाठीवर उघडलेला फोड

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિત્ત

અયોગ્ય અથવા ખરાબ રીતે સમાયોજિત કાઠીને કારણે ઘોડાની પીઠ પરનો ખુલ્લો ઘા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿತ್ತಕೋಶ

ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳದ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಸರಿಹೊಂದಿಸಲಾದ ತಡಿಯಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಕುದುರೆಯ ಹಿಂಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ತೆರೆದ ಹುಣ್ಣು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിത്താശയം

അനുയോജ്യമല്ലാത്തതോ മോശമായി ക്രമീകരിച്ചതോ ആയ സഡിൽ കാരണം കുതിരയുടെ പുറകിൽ തുറന്ന വ്രണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੱਤ

ਗਲਤ-ਫਿਟਿੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਬੁਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਵਸਥਿਤ ਕਾਠੀ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਘੋੜੇ ਦੀ ਪਿੱਠ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਖੁੱਲਾ ਫੋੜਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پت

گھوڑے کی پشت پر ایک کھلا زخم جو غلط فٹنگ یا بری طرح سے ایڈجسٹ شدہ سیڈل کی وجہ سے ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瘿

由于马鞍不合适或调整不当造成的马背上的开放性疮口

🇯🇵Japanese

胆汁

サドルが合わなかったり調整が不十分なために生じる馬の背中の開いた傷

🇰🇷Korean

담즙

잘 맞지 않거나 잘못 조정된 안장으로 인해 말등에 열린 상처

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mật

vết loét hở trên lưng ngựa do yên ngựa không vừa vặn hoặc không được điều chỉnh đúng cách

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำดี

แผลเปิดบนหลังม้าที่เกิดจากอานที่ไม่เหมาะสมหรือปรับไม่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

empedu

luka terbuka di punggung kuda yang disebabkan oleh pemasangan pelana yang tidak pas atau tidak disetel dengan baik

🇵🇭Filipino

apdo

isang bukas na sugat sa likod ng isang kabayo na sanhi ng hindi angkop o hindi maayos na pagkakaayos ng saddle

🇲🇾Malay

hempedu

luka terbuka di belakang kuda yang disebabkan oleh pelana yang tidak sesuai atau tidak dilaraskan dengan teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المرارة

قرحة مفتوحة على ظهر الحصان ناجمة عن عدم ملاءمة السرج أو تعديله بشكل سيء

🇮🇷Persian

صفرا

زخم باز در پشت اسب که به دلیل نامناسب بودن یا تنظیم بد زین ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

safra

atın sırtında, uygun olmayan veya kötü ayarlanmış eyerden kaynaklanan açık bir yara

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּצפָּה

פצע פתוח על גבו של סוס שנגרם על ידי אוכף לא מתאים או מותאם בצורה גרועה

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The primary meaning of 'gall' is 'an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle'.

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'gall' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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