gall
Noun
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An open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle (synset 114298742)
hypernym: animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beingssynonym: saddle sore
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A skin sore caused by chafing (synset 114207872)
hypernym: sore - an open skin infectionhyponym: saddle sore - sore on a horseback rider chafed by a saddle
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Abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury (synset 113120345)
hypernym: plant tissue - the tissue of a planthyponym: oak apple - oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp
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A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will (synset 107564444)
hyponym:
- heartburning - intense resentment
- huffishness, sulkiness - a feeling of sulky resentment
- grievance, grudge, score - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- enviousness, envy - a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
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A digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder;
Aids in the digestion of fats (synset 105413913)hypernym: digestive fluid, digestive juice - secretions that aid digestionsynonym: bile -
The trait of being rude and impertinent;
Inclined to take liberties (synset 104923043)hypernym: discourtesy, rudeness - a manner that is rude and insulting
Verb
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Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing (synset 202124124)
hypernym: irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
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Irritate or vex (synset 201790579)
"It galls me that we lost the suit"hypernym: anger - make angrysynonym: irk
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