gall

v. hurt, wound; make bitter; cause pain; offend

n. bile; bitterness, rancor; impudence, cheek

Galls or plant galls are proliferations and modifications of plant tissues and can be caused by various parasites, from fungi and bacteria, to insects and mites. Galls are often very organised structures and because of this, the cause of the gall can often be determined without the actual agent being identified. This applies particularly to some insect and mite galls.
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Noun
1. an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
(synonym) saddle sore
(hypernym) animal disease
(derivation) chafe, fret
2. a skin sore caused by chafing
(hypernym) sore
(hyponym) saddle sore
(derivation) chafe, fret
3. abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
(hypernym) plant tissue
(hyponym) oak apple
4. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
(synonym) resentment, bitterness, rancor, rancour
(hypernym) hostility, enmity, ill will
(hyponym) heartburning
(derivation) irk
5. a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
(synonym) bile
(hypernym) digestive juice, digestive fluid
6. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
(synonym) crust, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness
(hypernym) discourtesy, rudeness
(hyponym) chutzpa, chutzpah, hutzpah
Verb
1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
(synonym) chafe, fret
(hypernym) irritate
2. irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
(synonym) irk
(hypernym) anger
(derivation) resentment, bitterness, rancor, rancour

n. gall, bile

(v. t.)
To injure; to harass; to annoy; as, the troops were galled by the shot of the enemy.
  

(v. t.)
To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts.
  

(v. t.)
To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm.
  

(v. t.)
To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable.
  

(v. i.)
To scoff; to jeer.
  

(n.)
The gall bladder.
  

(n.)
The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.
  

(n.)
Impudence; brazen assurance.
  

(n.)
Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.
  

(n.)
An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut.
  

(n.)
A wound in the skin made by rubbing.