Definition of 'gal'
Word forms: plural gals
countable noun
Gal is used in written English to represent the word 'girl' as it is pronounced in a particular accent.
Synonyms: girl, woman, lady, dame [old-fashioned, or derogatory, slang, mainly US, Canadian] More Synonyms of gal
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gal in British English 1
noun
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girl in British English
▶ USAGE The use of girl as in meaning 4, to refer to a woman of any age, is highly likely to be considered old-fashioned
or to cause offence
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gal in British English 2
noun
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C20: named after Galileo1Word Frequency
gal. in British English
or gall.
abbreviation for
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gallon in British English
noun
1. Also called: imperial gallon British
2. US
a unit of capacity equal to 231 cubic inches. 1 US gallon is equivalent to 0.83 imperial gallon or 3.79 litres
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Gal. in British English
Bible
abbreviation for
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Gal in American English
Bible
Galatians
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gal in American English 2
noun
a unit of acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second: used in gravimetry
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< GalileoWord Frequency
gal in American English 3
gallon(s)
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gal in American English 1
(ɡæl)
noun
USAGE See girl.informal
a girl or woman
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Word origin
[1785–95; orig. dial. pron. of girl]Word Frequency
gal in American English 2
(ɡæl)
noun
a centimeter-gram-second unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second
per second
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Word origin
[1910–15; named after galileo]Word Frequency
gal. in American English
abbreviation
gallon; gallons
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Gal. in American English
abbreviation
Galatians: a book in the New Testament, written to the Christians in Galatia
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