Definition of "pill"
- noun
A small, usually cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
Contraceptive medication, usually in the form of a pill.
A comical or entertaining person.
A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing.
A baseball.
(informal) a bullet (projectile).
An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.
- verb
Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
To form into the shape of a pill.
To medicate with pills.
To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
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