pill

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verb \ˈpil\

Definition of pill

Middle English pilen, pillen, partly from Old English pilian to peel, partly from Anglo-French piler to rob

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First Known Use: 12th century

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noun

1a : a usually medicinal or dietary preparation in a small rounded mass to be swallowed wholeb often capitalized : birth control pill —usually used with the
2 : something repugnant or unpleasant that must be accepted or endured
3 : something resembling a pill in size or shape
4 : a disagreeable or tiresome person

Middle English pylle, from Anglo-French pile & Middle Dutch pille, both ultimately from Latin pilula, from diminutive of pila ball

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First Known Use: 14th century

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verb

1736

noun

: a small, rounded object that you swallow and that contains medicine, vitamins, etc.
the pill : a pill that a woman takes so that she will not become pregnant : a contraceptive in pill form
: an annoying person

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noun \ˈpil\

: medicine or a food supplement in the form of a small rounded mass to be swallowed whole

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noun \ˈpil\

1: a usually medicinal or dietary preparation in a small rounded mass to be swallowed whole
2 often capitalized : birth control pill—usually used with the has been on the pill for three years