pill

Fetched 2026-10-28 (live).

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Noun

1. A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
2. 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).
3. 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.
   • She got pregnant one month after going off the pill.
4. Something offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
5. A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
6. A comical or entertaining person.
7. A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.
8. A baseball.
9. A bullet (projectile).
10. A rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.

Verb

1. Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
   • This sweater is already pilled: it fuzzed after the very first wash.
2. To form into the shape of a pill.
   • Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.
3. To medicate with pills; to administer pills to.
   • She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.
   • Pilling the cat is such a nightmare.
4. To take recreational drugs in pill form.
5. To persuade or convince someone of something.
6. To blackball (a potential club member).

Verb

1. To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
2. To peel; to make by removing the skin.
3. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
4. To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.

Noun

1. The peel or skin.

Noun

1. An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. Pill can occur in the name of such an inlet.

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