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| pill [ pil ] |
noun (plural pills) |
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1. round tablet of medicine: a round solid tablet of medicine to be taken orally
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2. oral contraceptive: a contraceptive taken orally
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3. something round: something round, e.g. a baseball, bullet, or bomb
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informal
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4. tiresome person: an unpleasant or boring person
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slang dated
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verb (past and past participle pilled, present participle pil·ling, 3rd person present singular pills) |
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1. intransitive verb form little balls when rubbed: to become covered in small balls of matted fiber because of rubbing
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refers to fabrics
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2. transitive verb exclude somebody: to reject somebody either by vote or consensus
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dated slang
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| [15th century. < Middle Low German or Middle Dutch pille] |
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a bitter pill (to swallow) something that is difficult or painful to accept
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