| pill | |
| 1. s. A small, usually cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. | |
| 2. s. (informal, 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. | |
| Jane went on the pill when she left for college. | |
| She got pregnant one month after going off the pill. | |
| 3. s. (slang) A comical or entertaining person. | |
| 4. s. (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person. | |
| 5. s. (informal) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile by rubbing. | |
| 6. s. (archaic, baseball slang) A baseball. | |
| 7. s. (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile). | |
| 8. s. (GUI) A rounded rectangle indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to. | |
| 9. v. (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber. | |
| 10. v. To form into the shape of a pill. | |
| Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists. | |
| 11. v. To medicate with pills. | |
| She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines. | |
| 12. v. (obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark. | |
| 13. v. To peel; to make by removing the skin. | |
| 14. v. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes. | |
| 15. v. (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish. | |
| 16. s. (obsolete) The peel or skin. | |
| 17. s. (now UK regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. | |
