pill
IPA: pˈɪɫ
noun
- (broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- (strictly) Such an object that is of solid constitution (usually of compressed, bonded powder) rather than a capsule (with a shell containing loose powder or liquid).
- (informal, uncountable, 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.
- Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
- (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
- (slang) A comical or entertaining person.
- (textile) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing. Colloquially known as a bobble, fuzzball, or lint ball.
- (archaic, baseball slang) A baseball.
- (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
- (graphical user interface) A rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
- (obsolete) The peel or skin.
- (now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.
- A village in Pill and Easton-in-Gordano parish, North Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5275).
- A municipality of Tyrol, Austria.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
- To form into the shape of a pill.
- (transitive) To medicate with pills.
- (transitive, Internet slang) To persuade or convince someone of something.
- (transitive, UK, slang, dated) To blackball (a potential club member).
- (obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
- To peel; to make by removing the skin.
- To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
- (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
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Examples of "pill" in Sentences
- The pills debilitate them.
- The pill relieved the pain.
- The pill contained antitoxin.
- He was anesthetized by the pill.
- The pill is to attain equanimity.
- He places the pills in the crate.
- A pill is prepared for use in dyspepsia.
- It was illegal to debilitate with a pill.
- It is linked to use of the contraceptive pill.
- The manufacture of the pills was discontinued in 1998.