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noun
- 1. bold and impudent behaviour: "the bank had the gall to demand a fee" Similar
- 2. the contents of the gall bladder; bile (proverbial for its bitterness). Similar
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a gall is a kind of unusual solid mass that forms on the outer tissues of plants: The galls deform the leaves and stems of the host tree. One of the best plants to examine for galls is an oak tree. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of GALL is brazen boldness often with brash self-confidence : nerve, effrontery —usually used in the phrase have the gall. How to use gall in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Gall.
Gall definition: impudence; effrontery. . See examples of GALL used in a sentence.
a gall is a kind of unusual solid mass that forms on the outer tissues of plants: The galls deform the leaves and stems of the host tree. One of the best plants to examine for galls is an oak tree. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Gall describes something irritating, like someone very rude. If you barge into a bakery and cut in front of a sweet old lady, then you have gall. If someone has gall, they're irritating. In fact, as a verb, gall means "to irritate" like new tight jeans that gall your thighs.
If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way.
n. An abnormal growth of plant tissue caused by an organism, such as an insect, mite, or bacterium, or by a wound. [Middle English galle, from Old French, from Latin galla, nutgall .]
Definition of gall noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
gall meaning, definition, what is gall: anger and hate that will not go away: Learn more.
bold and impudent behaviour:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.