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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"

noun
  1. 1

    A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

  2. 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. 3

    A comical or entertaining person.

  4. 4

    A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.

verb
  1. 1

    Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.

  2. 2

    To form into the shape of a pill.

    "Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists."

  3. 3

    To medicate with pills.

    "She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines."

  4. 4

    To persuade or convince someone of something.

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