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gall

/ɡɑl/
noun
  1. Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.

  2. The gall bladder.

  3. Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.

verb
  1. To bother or trouble.

  2. To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.

  3. To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.

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