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Pill
/pɪl/
A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
📖 Definitions of "Pill"
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A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- 2
(definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill to be taken by a woman; an oral contraceptive pill.
"Jane went on the pill when she left for college."
- 3
A comical or entertaining person.
- 4
A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
- 1
Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
- 2
To form into the shape of a pill.
"Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists."
- 3
To medicate with pills.
"She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines."
- 4
To persuade or convince someone of something.
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