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Pill

Noun

Définitions

1.NounA small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
2.NounSuch an object that is of solid constitution (usually of compressed, bonded powder) rather than a capsule (with a shell containing loose powder or liquid).
3.NounContraceptive 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."
4.NounSomething offensive, unpleasant or nauseous which must be accepted or endured.
5.NounA contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
6.NounA comical or entertaining person.
7.NounA small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibers formed on the surface of a textile fabric by rubbing.
8.NounA baseball.
9.NounA bullet (projectile).
10.NounA rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
11.VerbOf a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
"This sweater is already pilled: it fuzzed after the very first wash."
12.VerbTo form into the shape of a pill.
"Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists."
13.VerbTo medicate with pills; to administer pills to.
"She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.; Pilling the cat is such a nightmare."
14.VerbTo persuade or convince someone of something.
15.VerbTo blackball (a potential club member).
16.VerbTo peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
17.VerbTo peel; to make by removing the skin.
18.VerbTo be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
19.VerbTo pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
20.NounThe peel or skin.
21.NounAn inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay. Pill can occur in the name of such an inlet.
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