English noun: gal | |||
1. | gal (quantity) United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters | ||
Synonyms | gallon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | United States liquid unit | ||
Part holonym | quart | ||
Part meronym | barrel, bbl | ||
2. | gal (quantity) a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acceleration unit | ||
3. | gal (person) alliterative term for girl (or woman) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||