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6 definitions • 8 examples
1
a
small
solid
piece
of
medicine
that a person
swallows
without
chewing
(=
crushing
with the
teeth
):
Examples:
a
sleeping
pill
a
vitamin
pill
My mother
takes
three or four
pills
a day.
Jamie's always had
trouble
swallowing
pills
.
2
a
type
of pill for
women
that is
taken
every day in
order
to
prevent
them from
becoming
pregnant
:
Examples:
Are you on the pill?
3
an
annoying
person:
Examples:
Jennifer was being such a pill today.
4
a
small
ball
of
threads
that
develops
on the
surface
of
clothes
or
material
:
Examples:
She
sat
there
sulking
and
picking
the
pills
off her
sweater
.
5
If a
piece
of
clothing
or
material
pills
, it
develops
small
balls
of
threads
on
its
surface
.
6
a
small
,
solid
substance
that a person
swallows
whole,
esp
. as
medicine
:
Examples:
a
sleeping
pill
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