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noun
- 1. a small round mass of solid medicine to be swallowed whole.
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The meaning of PILL is to come off in flakes or scales : peel. How to use pill in a sentence.
PILL definition: 1. a small solid piece of medicine that a person swallows without chewing (= crushing with the…. Learn more.
a small globular or rounded mass of medicinal substance, usually covered with a hard coating, that is to be swallowed whole. something unpleasant that has to be accepted or endured: Ingratitude is a bitter pill. Slang. a tiresomely disagreeable person.
A small, round dose of medicine is a pill. If you get sick, you might take a pill, which is a pain because it usually tastes bad. A person who’s a pain can also be called a pill.
1. (Pharmacology) a small spherical or ovoid mass of a medicinal substance, intended to be swallowed whole. 2. (Medicine) the pill ( sometimes capital) informal an oral contraceptive. 3. something unpleasant that must be endured (esp in the phrase bitter pill to swallow) 4. slang a ball or disc.
13 meanings: 1. a small spherical or ovoid mass of a medicinal substance, intended to be swallowed whole 2. → See the pill 3..... Click for more definitions.
Definition of pill noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
