I. gall 1 /ɡɔːl $ ɡɒːl/ BrE AmE noun
[ Sense 1-3: Language: Old English ; Origin: gealla ]
[ Sense 4: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin galla ]
[ Sense 5: Language: Old English ; Origin: gealla , from Latin galla ]
1 . have the gall to do something to do something rude and unreasonable that most people would be too embarrassed to do:
He even had the gall to blame Lucy for it.
2 . [uncountable] old-fashioned anger and hate that will not go away SYN resentment
3 . [uncountable] old-fashioned ↑ bile
4 . [countable] a swelling on a tree or plant caused by damage from insects or infection
5 . [countable] a painful place on an animal’s skin, caused by something rubbing against it
II. gall 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to make someone feel upset and angry because of something that is unfair:
It really galled him to see Anita doing so well now.
⇨ ↑ galling